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43 of Singles Have Googled Someone on the Internet Before a First Date.

TROY, Mich., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- You can do everything on the internet -- pay bills, shop, buy movie tickets and even find out information about your date. According to It's Just Lunch, the premier dating service for busy professionals, who conducted a survey of 1,167 singles, 43 of singles have Googled someone on the internet before a first date. When asked if they would be offended if their date Googled them -- 88 of singles said, "No way, I Googled them too."

Although the internet has changed the way we communicate, singles still prefer old fashioned etiquette when it comes to asking someone out on a date. 80 of singles will set up the initial first date by phone ...

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