When you join an online dating site you're probably anxious to advance from cyber-chatting to real life dates. It's only natural given your desire to find that special someone.

While it's okay to work toward an actual date you do need to leave ample time for a few emails and phone calls. The average couple takes three email exchanges and two phone calls before setting up a live date.

So get comfortable with the emails and calls and pretty soon you'll be converting those cyber-chats into actual dates.

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