Last year I was attending a conference on adult education at Radford University when the woman who was leading this particular seminar digressed into a confession that she met her husband on eharmony and they were living happily ever after. She must have gushed for at least five minutes on how great it was that this program could weed out all the men that she had nothing in common with and only give her a selection of those who matched her profile. She said it only took six months to find him. Sometimes when I am staying in a hotel I like to watch television and I've seen the ads for this eharmony. I researched the site and others discovered that one pays a monthly fee for this service that, as I recall, was anywhere from $50 to much higher for more exclusivity. My 23 year old daughter was being "cryptic" a few weeks ago about a few dates she had set up and finally admitted to me that she was using an on-line dating service. Technological dating had come quite close to home. I am trying not to be prejudiced against this new method because it does make sense to increase your circle of possible "mates" and at the same time, increase the possibility of common ground. Yet, I am skeptical.

Now I am wondering what your experiences have been with this type of dating. Have you used it? Are there more horror stories than not? Would you use a site such as eharmony and pay for this dating service? I understand there are some free ones... how safe are these? I have done some research on line and have found a plethora of sites and blogs. Many cite the beauty of the method, some relay the horror stories, and others say it is what you make of it. What are your thoughts on techno-dating?

And how does the ease of using technology to find love fit in with an adult's education?