Look Up Before You Hook Up With Date Check

If you are single and dating, is it smart or paranoid to run a background check on someone you're going out with? That depends.

If you're dating your neighbor's cousin or the person you share a cubicle with at work, then you probably don't need to, unless you are a really terrible judge of character. However, if you met this person on an online dating site or a bar, and there is no personal connection at all, you might want to consider it.

There is a new service designed to help with this exact situation. You can now do internet background checks with a service called "Date Check" by Intelius. Although their marketing is geared towards women, there's no reason a guys couldn't use this to check on their dates, too. Date Check is available as a free iPhone application, but you "pay as you go" for each search. Using Date Check is like having a Private Investigator in your purse! The results are instantaneous. It's the latest accessory, like carrying lip gloss.

So what can you learn using a public record background check like Date Check? After it verifies your date's name, address, and age there are 5 categories to choose from.

First is called the "sleaze detector". This scans criminal records to see if your date has a criminal history of drug offense, assault and battery, or heaven forbid, sex crimes.

Second, you can get the assessed property value of your date's home. This will give you an idea of their financial situation and if it matches what they have told you about their home or where they live.

Third, let's have some fun. Are you astrological compatibility with your date?

Fourth, get a summary of their social and professional networks, like Facebook and LinkedIn, to learn about his hobbies, interests, where he works, and where he went to school. Of course this information is only as good as what he entered into these sites.

Fifth, learn about his living situation. Does he still live with his folks or have a roommate? Or, horrors, is he actually married and living with his wife and kids? Better to find out now than later.

You might be thinking this seems pretty unromantic. And I totally agree. But being lied to or putting yourself in possible danger isn't all that romantic either.

Obviously this isn't necessary in all dating situations. But if you have any doubt whatsoever that the person you are dating is not who he or she purports to be, you might want to consider doing a public background check just in case. And if everything checks out A-OK, you can relax and enjoy your new beau, knowing you won't be in for any terrible surprises.

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