One of the major pitfalls of online dating is that you don’t meet the other person until the high pressure of a first date. I have always had a much easier time when I meet someone through a friend, and we have a couple of “group” events. There is time to see if there is any chemistry, and a chance to explore shared interests. There is also the safety net of knowing people in common.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could combine the comfort of meeting someone through friends with the potential of online dating? It’s possible there is.

I am going to be, over the next several months, exploring a new way of meeting people. It’s called Meetup – and of course their website is Meetup.com.

Meetup has a great tagline: “Use the Internet to get off the Internet.” What is this site all about? From their about page:

Meetup is the ..

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