You have fluffed your profile, posted your hottest picture and browsed through hundreds of profiles on your internet dating service. You are waiting for The One to contact you or to respond to your email. You've had some responses and sent some yourself, and maybe that little touch of thrilling possibility you felt with the first few hasn't tickled your fancy lately.

And all of a sudden, the moment is here. You have started to email with someone that has made you run to your computer with the excitement of reading their email. Before you know it, you have started to wonder if he is the one and you question where and how to take things from here.

The thing about the internet is that you have been able to see people on the other side of the world as though they were no farther away than your own backyard. It has allowed you to talk to him, swap tales and jokes, share photos and your favorite music, lend books and borrow tool. You have explored your hobbies and interests with him because he shares your passions.

At this point you and your prospect have talked about things that you have in common and started to build somewhat of a relationship. Although you don’t have a huge history to build on, you are setting yourself up for it. One of luxuries of this type of encounter is that you can take your time to get to know this person as much as possible without ever leaving your home. People tend to lose their inhibition when they are communicating through email. You are more likely to find out more in two weeks online than you would going on 4 dates with him.

Before you have ever seen them face to face, you had the opportunity to seek them out or respond to their contacting you because you were physically attracted to what you saw in their picture. Nature programmed us to seek mates that look like they'll produce physically superior offspring.

Online dating gives you the chance to chill, take your time, and get to know your date without the anxiety, self-consciousness, and noise and smoke of the singles-bar-and-club scene. It will only be a matter of time before you figure out that may really be able to connect and mesh with this person well. From there you can mutually decide to meet one another face to face. In all of the excitement and comfort that you have found in this person, do not forget to take proper safety measures. Meet them in a well populated place, and contact your friend sand family to let them know your whereabouts. 

Now the time has come for you to flesh out your relationship. The factor of the matter is you can never really know someone until you have seen them deal with trying situations, get cut off in traffic, or how they are when they have been put under a lot of stress from family or work. You'll want to know how this potential partner treats you when you have a splitting headache or your dinner comes out over cooked. You also have to find out what you thing may or may not work for you when it comes to them. Cyberspace was at your service to find prospects. Now have fun figuring it out from there.