You should treat online dating just as any other activity where you meet strangers that try to impress you without really knowing you, with suspicion.

Or should you?

I suggest keeping an open mind but be protective of yourself to the best of your abilities. And still have fun.

Online Dating Websites Aren’t Required To Warn That Some Members May Be Murders. Forbes
Mary Kay Beckman suffered an online dating nightmare. She met Wade Mitchell Ridley on Match.com (a brand of $IACI). They dated for a little over a week before she broke it off. Three months later, Ridley “ambushed” Beckman at her home, repeatedly stabbing and kicking her. Later, we learn that Ridley was suspected of previously murdering an ex-girlfriend.

Laughing Out Loud: Couples Who Meet Online Have Longer And Happier Marriages. Medical Daily
As technology improves, men and women — including same-sex couples — are meeting one another for romance and marriage less in traditional venues and increasingly more often online, by email for older adults and through social media and dating sites …

Digging Deeper to Match You Better - eHarmony

Mating Season: Introducing… How to Find Love Online. Radio Times
Dawn O’Porter turns dating guru in this new two-part series, offering a definitive guide for those looking for love online. While nine million of us logged on to a dating website in 2011, the booming industry still remains a mystery to many. In part one …