Divorced and Internet dating? How good can it be? 

Dating.  That is a fun word isn't it?  I've met men in various ways.  The traditional (my ex-husband), and least interesting was at work.  The most interesting (ex long-distance for 5 years boyfriend) was on an airplane. I've dated those I met in my neighborhood or local community events.  I've met people while volunteering.  But I have yet to successfully meet anyone on the internet.  Now to be fair, I have become VERY picky in my dating requirements.  I've become very happy as is, and it is going to take an incredible guy to meet my standards.  Because after all, I have a great time with me, and if he isn't what I'm looking for, I'd rather be by myself.  But nevertheless, I've been trying my had at internet dating.  The first few were rather crash and burn if you will.  I'd show up for dinner, only to realize within the first five minutes it was going to be a loooong meal. I've refined my process a bit.  I have almost made it a science.  I have a pretty good idea of what I'm looking for.  So I've taken about 5 of my "must-haves" that I can eliminate through an email conversation, and that combined with my quick assessment of those sometimes very inaccurate and misleading pictures, usually gets me to a point that I eliminate about 95% of my internet encounters.  The rest, well, I poke around through a couple of more emails, and then I don't generally agree to dinner anymore.  I will usually just set up coffee. (It isn't always any faster, but I feel better that since there seems to be a pretty good chance the guy isn't going to make it to date two, at least he isn't out a lot of money!)  It has gone better.  Some it has actually taken me the entire coffee meeting before I'm pretty sure it isn't a click or match.  A few have even taken 2-3 dates.  But beyond that..........well, let's just say, Crash and Burn! It seems the ones interested in me, I'm not interested in, and the ones that I'm interested in seem to fall of the face of the earth.  I prefer this to a bar of course, but hmmmm.  I think I'm ready for an old fashioned, love at first site, he sees me accross the crowded room.  Because for some reason, they just don't turn out as good in person as they do up on the little electronic screen.  So, that's it.  I'm officially taking a break from internet dating.  Because so far, how good can it be???  Well, for me, not so good!