There are personal ads, chatrooms and dating services for every age, race, sexual orientation and lifestyle. Mr. Right from an endless spectrum of preferences. Personal ads are generally free of charge, and can be found just about anywhere. There are also paying services that offer specific matching of characteristics to produce the highest probability of relationship. The advantage of using a paid dating service, I found, is the lack of perverts.
Perverts apparently have better things to do with their money.
Months later, the na ve romantic is now a cautious skeptic. I've learned more about the frailties of human nature than one woman should be exposed to in a lifetime. Many men consider themselves much better looking than they actually are. Fortunately, I have a sense of humor and a resilient nature. The process has shown me aspects of myself of which I was unaware - both positive and negative.