By Elizabeth Milner

You’ve tried the bar scene, blind dates and even dated a coworker or two - but nothing resulted from all your efforts. So you’ve decided to give online dating a try.

And you’re not alone - in 2003, Forbes magazine reported that online-dating-service revenues topped $214 million in only the first half of 2003. By now, you can imagine that with the myriad of online dating sites out there, the dollars are pouring in like never before.

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