Online daters are getting serious about vetting their matches


Background checks, FaceTime calls and lots of online sleuthing are just part of romance these days. — Mar Hernandez/The New York Times

When it comes to online dating, Erin Derby has a system.

Before Derby, 49, agrees to meet up with a match, she typically spends a week or two texting back and forth to get a feel for how they communicate – gauging their sense of humour and “whether they use full sentences with periods at the end”.

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