Jacqui Gal

Reuters

Online ads: the lovers' lost and found

Friday, February 9, 2007

NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) – Ever locked eyes with a stranger on a train or in a store, become quickly intrigued, and later regretted not even saying “hello.”

In a fast-paced world growing ever faster online, the Web is replacing the newspaper personal ad as a place where people can act belatedly on that moment of magical chemistry — with some fleeting encounters even leading to marriage.

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