5 years after my divorce, I was quite happy living alone but my children insisted I should try dating again!! So I joined www.match.com, spotted someone I liked the look of, emailed him, met him the next week for Sunday lunch. We started talking, had lots in common (in fact our paths could easily have crossed several times in the past), chatted for 5 hours solid and we have now been together for 12 years.
Not bad value for £30 registration fee.
I didn't even have to post a profile.