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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much/deep do you do an internet search about someone before going on a date with them?

Going out next week with someone I haven't seen in a decade...I was day dreaming today and put their name in google without even thinking (I try not to do this because I find it ruins first/second dates) and I came across a couple of arrest records for a DUI and pot possession from a couple of years ago.

The first bothers me way more than the second (I don't care about the second since I smoke myself...to be honest, it kind of was a positive knowing I can be open with my weed now) but I feel that during the date I'll keep thinking about wanting to ask about the story of the arrests and it could ruin the date and also the fact that I feel like a bit of a stalker/creep.

I think google/data companies like spokeo, mylife, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc. have ruined some aspects of dating..the mystery, intrigue...these days you go into the first couple dates with knowing so much about someone even if you barely have spoken to them. It's all a bit odd.

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If you asked 1,000 people to name three "must have's" in a relationship I'm guessing nearly everyone, male and female alike, would have trust as one of those three.
Can you trust someone who's been arrested a couple times?  Maybe.
Can you trust someone who's snoops about your personal life?  Maybe.
Which offense is worse...
All a matter of perspective - to each his own.
Personally I think if you're bold enough to look into others' business and make judgments about their character then you should be bold enough to tell them about it and let them make their own judgments about your character in turn.
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