Hello
I met the man i am dating through an online dating site. There was few duds before i met him... If you use match.com they have some thing with phone numbers so that you dont have to give the person your real number but they can still call you. Also i signed up for an extra yahoo mail account that didn't use my real name i used my screen name that i had on the dating site. That way you can keep that confidential too.
If you can stop by your library and search for the book "love in 90 days" by Diana Kirschner. It has alot about how to work online dating and how to feel about yourself to truly find the right guy.
Good Luck and don't get discouraged. You will probably meet some men that just dont work out... But have faith the right one could be there.