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Major Online Dating Sites to Start Background Checks on Users

Match.com, eHarmony and Sparks Networks (operator of JDate and ChristianMingle) will scan the histories of possible clients for sexual assault, identity theft and violence before allowing them access to their fee-based sites.

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Most Singles Are Perfectly Content That Way, Study Finds

Most of today’s singles aren’t actively seeking a relationship, according to Match.com’s ‘Singles in America’ study

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Can Your Smelly Shirt Land You a Better First Date?

The days of toiling over perfecting online-dating profiles may be over. All you may need is a sense of smell.

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After Sexual Assault Controversy, Match.com To Start Background Checks on Members

We’re hoping this makes the process of meeting your true love online just a little bit easier, though you never can be too careful.

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Woman Sues Match.com After Alleged Sexual Assault

Nothing kills romance like discovering you’ve been flirting with a felon. But now a Los Angeles entertainment executive is taking matters into her own hands by suing the online dating site Match.com after an alleged sexual assault.