I needed the excitement. And then you have some experiences, and you get a little wiser. But according to Amy Andersen, the San Francisco-based matchmaker who worked with Mona to find the right man, the trend is bigger than her and her girlfriends.

Online dating has been around for a while and has led to various positive and negative experiences. Some find their one true love through online dating, some​.

Instead of hoping the universe would put the ideal partner in my path, I went to an online dating site. By the time I was done checking boxes to record my preferences, the pool of queer women in my age bracket was whittled down to eight candidates. Only one struck my fancy: Dena. Something about her profile gave me pause, but I told myself not to let such vague reservations stand in the way of romance. I sent her a message, and we exchanged phone numbers. I was washing my car when she called.

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