Years ago, I connected with someone on a dating site and we exchanged phone numbers. I only knew her first name, but at our first call, my smartphone's reverse-lookup feature unexpectedly flashed her full name. Of course I googled her. She was a hotshot lawyer at a very large firm. No wonder reverse-lookup found her. Her Facebook circle ran over a thousand as did her LinkedIn connections. I was intimidated. I mean she even knew the CEO of my firm!
Breathe.. she's still on a dating site because she wants to meet someone.
We were both abroad a lot over the next month or two and I assumed she wasn't really interested. Then a text out of nowhere and we met for a drink, which turned into a meal, which turned into a wonderful relationship.. Life can be quirky like that.
Not all encounters were positive. There was the creepy interrogator "but where are you REALLY from? Where do you work?". The "I've always been cheated on so I'll treat you like a cheating pig till you prove me otherwise". But my biggest dating regret was long long ago when I was new to online, a 6-months long distance relationship ensued without so much as an exchange of photos. I know. When we finally met, there was zero chemistry and I broke her heart.
Never again. A few due-diligence exchanges on the site, a phone chat then a meeting in person.