Ms Redding's Dating Diary: The Good... Bad... and the As If!!! Installment 10: Double Trouble or Double Your Pleasure?! Installment 9: I Love Football!!! Installment 8: Changing Faces Installment 7: Biggest Fan... Installment 6: Lucky! Installment 5: Drama Installment 4: Busted Installment 3: Spicy Installment 2: Proposal on the First Date? Installment 1: Guido

I have tried several dating sites and have most recently called Cupid.com my home. I never thought I would have to resort to online dating until my erratic work schedule put me on the "do not call" social life list. I remember being home and watching a marathon of like reality TV shows (yeah I said it!) and in between were TV commercials for EHarmony. I thought, ok I'll try it but when I logged on it took me 3 days to complete the profile and then it was like 50 bucks to activate my profile/membership!! I don't think I even spend 50 bucks on a night out with my gal pals let alone for a dating site. So, I said forget about it! A few days later, while driving home from work, I was listening to the local radio station and there it was... the "Don't be stupid, go to Cupid" jingle. I laughed because I thought "What a great advertisement"... it got me singing! So, later that night as I kept singing the song over and over to the point of like creating a little dance to go with it, I decided to log on. I put together this well written profile and posted a very professional photo and thought secretly... I am so gonna meet the man of my dreams in like a week. I know it sounds cheesy but I am a hopeful romantic... more

After some months of chatting with people, messaging and even meeting some of them I decided that there are Online Dating Do's and Don'ts that we all should be aware of.

Ms. Redding is a real user of Cupid.com writing a book about her dating experiences, online and off. The good, the bad, and the As If!!! If you are a publisher, contact her immediately! Don't steal her content or she'll kick your a**.