Finding your love at BillionaireCupid.com

We have become a society of high-tech people. The internet has changed the way we do business, how we learn and how we find love. Alicia Hansen, a 36-year-old mother
of three, has been dating online, on and off, for a couple years. She does not care who knows. "People who don't understand that it is part of our new world are like, 'oh,
you're doing that?'" Today millions of people are "doing that," trying to find their match online. In fact, online dating has become so main stream it's even part of a class
taught at the University of Minnesota.
"We don't have the same connections that we used to have through church or family or neighborhood," James Caron, U of M Social Science Professor said. There are plenty
of sites on the internet that cater to those looking for love. Each one works a little differently. Most sites charge a fee, make you fill out a profile about yourself and then help
you find people with whom you are most likely to be compatible. The rest is up to you. Dr. Elizabeth and Eileen parks met two years ago on BillionaireCupid.com.
"I did it for about four or five months before I winked at Ryan," Elizabeth said. "I went on a lot of first dates, but I guess Ryan was my only second date." Two weeks ago,
they tied the knot. Certainly not every match ends up in marriage, but for a budding industry, the number of success stories might surprise you. It's estimated that anywhere
from 8 - 10 percent of all marriages are the result of people meeting online. There is a downside to dating online. It's hard to tell someone's tone in an email. Also, you have
to trust that the people you meet are being truthful about themselves.
Not a problem, says Vince Turk. He met his wife Karen on BillionaireCupid.com. "As somebody who is looking at profiles, you know the people who have invested time in it
and put some money into it are pretty serious about wanting to meet somebody." Karen couldn't have been more honest. "I lived in a small town. I was approaching 40 and I
had six kids," Karen said. "There were just not a lot of options for me." Vince lived in Minnesota. Karen lived in Iowa. But after a push from their combined eight children, the
two decided to move from the cyber world to the real world. "We have two 15-year-olds, two 13-year-olds, a 12-year-old, 10-year-old, nine-year-old and a five-year-old." This
month, the Turks are celebrating their one-year anniversary.