As with the bar scene, by dating online the odds are I will run into married people. My question is, how do I avoid it? I am looking for the love of my love, not to be some shady mistress while thinking I am the one and only. Dating online involves putting yourself out there at a vulnerable time in your life. Real life may have disappointed you or you may not have the time to search out the perfect partner. So how can I avoid the married people, or make them to be married, before it gets too far or so that I don’t make a fool out of myself? I really want this to work, but a friend of mine had her heart broken by an online relationship when she found out the man was married and just looking for a bit of fun on the side. I want to avoid that heartache when I am dating online.