I will check out old boyfriends and random old friends (ie people from elementary school) once or twice a year. It's sometimes a fun puzzle -- especially if the people don't have much of an internet presence.
I will research dates when I am in the dating scene - particularly if I think they have potential. I've been with my BF for a year now but I knew his last name, occupation, parent's and friends names, former addresses, and how much he made within the first six weeks of knowing him. I also knew his ex-wife's name, her location, and her husband's info. I'm a trust but verify kind of person -- and I fully admit that it's excessive but I feel better knowing. He knows I did research but doesn't know the extent of what I knew and when.
(BTW, it was all legal and available info - he has a relatively unique name and works as an educator in a public school district. I didn't run a credit check or anything.)
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