I read some of the previous reviews and want to first comment to those who have whined about meeting people online who were not honest or misleading. I married a man I knew for 19 years (not from online dating) and the marriage was filled with deception and hurt; matter-of-fact, he was the reason for my being willing to trust a stranger before those who really know me. It doesn't matter the avenue in which one meets another, the matter lies with the integrity of both people; so to blame online dating for one's mishap is bogus to me.

Another disturbing comment that I took personal, (being that I'm a single-parent to 8 children; whereas 1/2 were not my biological children, but extended family that I chose to care for) was a comment by a male subscriber that said Yahoo had a bunch of single women online who are looking for Daddy #2, #3 and so forth. Women with children are human beings also and because of having a failed marriage or having death in your family that leaves you with children does not make one unlovable or not in the need or desire of wanting to be loved and to give love.

I appreciate Yahoo personals being that I have met my soulmate there and we have set our wedding date for August of 2007. Yahoo allows people the freedom to share whatever they want about their personal lives. I always mentioned that I had 8 children with 5 at home. I spoke the truth about my interests and expectations; and yes, sometimes, I met people who thought I was an easy lay, but it was up to me, to decide if this was a person I wanted to give my trust to or not. I ran into a couple of people who my life could do without; however, I have met quite a few men who were not a match for me, but we chose to remain as associates in a very special way i.e. big brothers to me.

I view Yahoo as an avenue to meet people quickly who one might not ever run into, if one does not do the club scenes or other social functions. I'm a homebody and my experience was absolutely awesome.

I met my fiance 11/2005 on Yahoo Personals, we started dating each other exclusively 12/2005 and by June of 2006 he proposed to me. My fiance is a one time divorcee of 2 children from a 20 year marriage. I'm a single-parent of 8 children (3 non-biological), twice divorcee. I came into the site a hopeful romantic with some issues of low self-esteem of being a single-parent of so many children; however, I knew if the man allowed me the time to explain how I came to have so many children and they met me, they would love me and it happened. Our wedding date is August of 2007.

Again, I must say thanks Yahoo Personal!!