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So you’re talking to a guy online, things are going well and then suddenly, those little satisfying “New message!” icons stop popping up. He’s pulled a disappearing act on you. It’s possible he met someone else. It’s possible his subscription expired. But, if you want a shot at finding love online, you need to be open to the possibility that you said or did something wrong. Like this:

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Online dating sites can be a great resource for women who are tired of guessing the motives of every man that approaches her in a bar, or who’d rather get the important info over in a few quick emails than in a few long dates that could result in realizing things are going nowhere. However, because of the nature of the Internet—it’s quick and anonymous—a lot of curious characters swarm to it. And you end up experiencing things like this:

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Getting over a breakup is never an easy thing, especially if you were the one who was dumped. We may tell ourselves that we’re over him, that we’re better off and that he’ll never find another woman who loves him like we do – but deep down inside, we miss him. We might even want him back. These feelings fresh off a breakup are perfectly normal, and it’s okay to admit that we’re not over him just yet.

But if months and years go by and your feelings are still a little fuzzy, here are a few ways you can tell if you’re still in love with your ex…

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Have you ever been asked out by a male companion expecting it to go supremely well, when it fact it turned into an utter and complete disaster? Scores of women and men would agree that they’ve had their share of bad first date’s – and lived to tell about it.

Here are some first date don’ts to follow to save yourself and your date from a bad experience:

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Business Insider, analyzed the dating messages sent on OkCupid and realized of the top racial groups (blacks, Asians, whites and Latinos), whites receive the most messages.

Meaning all racial groups send the most messages to whites on the site. Blacks in particular sent 70 percent of their messages to whites and 20 percent to other blacks.

But whites also represent the a majority of the dating site’s population, so that obviously plays a role.

So Business Insider, conducted a study to determine if this fact would remain if they reduced the number of white people in OkCupid’s population.

Leveling the playing field by lowering the number of whites on the site, Business Insider found that Asians would be the racial group to receive the most messages, from all racial groups.

Do you find that interesting? Check out the article to see the visual break down.