Allright now... I may be the dot com newbie HERE, but when it comes to the cyber dating scene... pull up a chair and take notes gentlemen, and lemme tell you how it is.
95% of the women who post ads IMO are either butt-ass ugly (despite the "glamour shot" pics), cannot possibly hold a conversation past the phrase "a,s,l", are flaky as hell, or a combination of the above. Keep in mind that they are looking online FOR A REASON. The last one I went out with I had to drive an hour to get there, met her at the restaurant... I tell you what, I didn't think women came in that shade of nasty. I promtply excused myself to the little soldiers room, made a strategic cell phone call, and 15 min. later, back at the table, was "suddenly" called back to work for an emergency (whew). Talk about SHTF scenarios...
'Course, the other 5% are another story...
I'm with the pretzel trick...