Will the real Chuck Schmuck please stand up?

Because dating in DC isn't hard enough... This is downright scary!

I admit it. I do the online dating thing. What's a busy, over-scheduled girl to do? Multitasking is the way to go! Besides, I have more than a few friends who have met their spouses that way. I'm open to the newest frontiers of dating... it's been quite an adventure.

But, being slightly paranoid (can't help it; got it from my mom... don't ask!), I am extremely careful about giving out any personal, identifiable information about me. No one gets my home number, and my cell phone is -- so far -- not trackable. I have a special email account just for the dating thing so it's not linked to anything else (like any comments I might have left on a blog, etc.).

And for the most part, I have found that men aren't as concerned about their identities. They are more willing to give out personal information and often don't understand my reluctance.

However, this is an entirely new wrinkle -- nay, a crease -- in tapestry of singles out there. I guess that the free dating service doesn't require a credit card for an identity check... and this is a really good reason to pay to play.

Yikes! Because being single in the city doesn't already have enough challenges.

::sigh::