The best thing about dating websites is more people and more choices. The worst thing about dating websites is all the hours you'll spend chatting or emailing back and forth with so many people.

You don't want to be confined to your desk on a weekend, pounding out emails by the dozen. Yet, you do want to write interesting and engaging emails, you want to contact new singles and keep in touch.

Is there a way to be an active cyber-dater and actually have a life?