It’s official – everyone is dating online. When I saw the news that Brad Garrett was trying out online dating (albeit for a reality show), I realized that online dating had finally found legitimacy.

Sure, we’ve all known about it for a while now, but once a celebrity decides to go for it, then you know it’s something you should try it too.

True, Garrett isn’t the first one to give online dating a whirl, but it seems like everyone who is anyone is hopping online. What does this mean for you? It means that more people are going to try this effective form of dating, which will up your chances of finding someone of substance.

At the same time, many people might wonder if online dating is just being mocked by those who could get a date with anyone – that’s a viable thought too.

But honestly, online dating is not a joke.

• It lets you screen potential dates before you spend money on a movie and dinner.
• It lets you scope out the competition.
• It lets you be picky.
• Online dating is cheap.
• It lets you be creative with your profile.
• You can meet anyone who is into anything.
• It’s growing everyday.

Online dating used to be a way for people to stalk each other and to flirt with people they had no intention of meeting, but now, matches are made, marriages are planned, and families are the result.

Get on the bandwagon – and maybe you can date Brad in the process. Too bad it’s not Brad Pitt.

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When YouTube decided to dip its hands into the online dating scene, no one expected an online dating show from a YouTube member.

Brandon Fletcher’s inside look into the world of online dating wasn’t supposed to be something that drew a large crowd. In fact, Fletcher tried to tell YouTube at one point, only to be shunned in his attempts.

With his site, Dateunknown.com, Fletcher has gotten a deal with YouTube for his video ideas. And while the future of this show is unknown for most of the general public, the sensation that YouTube is makes it a veritable hit before it even gets off the ground.

This show is going to document the real life dates of those that have used online dating during weekly episodes. And there’s no telling there this might lead.

Documentary or simply reality TV in another direction? That’s for the viewer to decide. For now, we’ll just say that there are a lot of strange people dating out there – and that Fletcher may have exposed a great many of them.

Awkward first dates on display for all to see – that’s something that’s like a car crash you just can’t turn away from. And it’s certain to get people talking about the horrors of dating.

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