| Karen and Ken Fisher are another example that online | | | | Ken chose the Chili's restaurant as the setting. Ken |
| dating can be successful if you find the right singles | | | | approached the waiter in the back of the restaurant |
| website. | | | | and gave him the ring to bring out with dessert. When |
| The couple met around April 15, 2006 through an online | | | | the time came to propose, the entire Chili's restaurant |
| dating service called TheBadge.org. | | | | staff approached their table and the waiter placed a |
| "I am a police officer full-time and due to my hectic | | | | plate of flowers on the table with the ring on it. Ken got |
| schedule, I do not get out much to mingle," Ken said. | | | | on one knee and proposed. |
| One advantage to TheBadge.org is that users can | | | | Karen replied, "Absolutely." |
| screen potential dates via their background | | | | Needless to say, Karen was not the only person in |
| investigation feature. The two weren't online long | | | | tears. |
| before they found each other. | | | | How they wed |
| How they met | | | | The Luxurious Great Bay County Club in Somers Point, |
| Both say they didn't sign up because they were | | | | NJ provided the setting for their Aug. 26th reception |
| desperate or seriously looking for a relationship. | | | | for about 120 guests. |
| "I was just curious and decided to visit some of the | | | | "The sun was setting as we were saying our vows," |
| online dating sites out there to see what all the hype | | | | Karen said. "It was beautiful. It turned out even better |
| was about," Karen, now 26, said. "I wasn't actively | | | | than I expected." |
| looking for a boyfriend." | | | | They chose an Western Caribbean cruise as their |
| Ken, now 35, was the first person she met through the | | | | honeymoon destination. The couple then returned to |
| dating site whom she met in person -- just a week | | | | their Egg Harbor Township home to throw a Summer |
| after their first conversation online and their first phone | | | | BBQ Bash and celebrate being newlyweds with their |
| call. | | | | family & friends. |
| After spending hours on the phone over several days, | | | | The fact that they both enjoy making people laugh, |
| Ken cut his vacation short so he could meet Karen. | | | | attending church, and expressing their playful |
| And Karen even trusted him enough to meet him in | | | | personalities are key factors in the success of their |
| person at a local Italian restaurant -- which was just | | | | relationship. |
| across the street from where she lived. | | | | "We rarely argue, and when we do it's easily worked |
| "That's how comfortable I felt," she said. "It had already | | | | out," Ken said. |
| clicked for me on the phone." | | | | He knows he has a good thing and treats her like a |
| Before long they were serious. | | | | princess. |
| How he proposed | | | | "I've been blessed to catch him because he's a truly |
| Three months later, Ken asked Karen to get engaged. | | | | genuine guy, and you don't find a lot of those |
| There was only one criteria: He had to ask her dad. | | | | nowadays," Karen said. |