I am not interested in dateing now but I would be scared of the online groups for dates. Hear some real horror stories on programs like Dr Phill--smart welleducated people--(just lonely people) have been scammed so bad & lost so much money--not to mention the emotional hurt--by bad people over internet dateing sites. Keep in mind a person can lie & lie on those sites--& if they start asking for money--you need to cut off contact with them. They will give you a good sob story but its probably not true. I noticed they always avoided meeting you in person too. They often are not even the person in a photo they send out--they steal photos of others off the internet & use them. So if you go this route please be super careful.