Have you ever found your soulmate?

I am lucky to have found my "soulmate" when I started college, so I never had to deal with the dating scene in my adult life. But, I have many friends who have gone through online dating . . . some have been successful, some have not. And I think the difference was in their approaches to online dating. My sister and her boyfriend "met" online. She is thankfully picky (but she can be because she is young) and they wrote to each other a lot to find out they were quite compatible before they actually met. They make a great pair and are still together today! My friend did the same thing. She is older - and she was actually getting desparate to meet guys - since she never met any (too absorbed in her work), so she got into online dating. She was real particular too, so she wrote to "potentials" to get a feel for them. If they were to meet, she'd be paranoid about the safety of it, so I was always informed where she was going and such- and she'd call me during her date to tell me everything was going ok. Ultimately, she found someone who was caring and tolerating of her ways - hee hee - and they got married last year!! And then I have another friend who has zero luck in dating - even online. It's good that she doesn't believe that you can know someone just through writing, but she doesn't even prescreen . . . she jumps into meeting these men right away. She is picky, but in a superficial way (they must be a hunk, have a good job, etc etc). And then when she meets them, she makes clear her intentions of wanting a committed relationship and that probably turns the guys off. No wonder she never makes it to a second date! I can't even tell you how many times she has been stood up . . . it's quite sad. And she is still alone today. Anyway, though I've never done it myself, I think it could be a good idea - especially for those who don't have a lot of time to meet people in person . . . but it's always good to play it safe, do your research, and take your time to find your soulmate!