Introduction: Why get wired?

Men are like jellybeans. They come in thousands of their own, sometimes unrecognizable flavors. Some of them you want to lick. Others you want to quietly spit out into a napkin and hope nobody noticed. Most often, the first bite is so astounding you think you've got the real thing; then you realize the "blueberry muffin" you were enjoying is just Blue Fructose #5 and chewy filler.

There are lots of tasty jellybeans out there, and it's fun to sample them all. Why focus on "tutti-fruitti" alone when you can have the whole dessert tray?

Find someone you like, not someone your Aunt Edna likes. The Internet allows you to be your own matchmaker. Take control of the database.

Put your social life on the fast track. Getting ready for one date after a dry spell can be as rough as interviewing. Builds expectations, takes time, brain power. Online, you can hone your skills through lots of practice--even without meeting the guy! Merely exchanging witty verbiage can hone your dating skills.

See with your own eyes how many fish are in the sea. Remember that little striped bass figurine that was on your grandmother's bathroom shelf that you never thought you'd see again? Then you went on Ebay and found five of them? Same thing with e-dating. It's a great reality check and a reminder that there's no reason to feel desperate--you can afford to be choosy!