I would think of it kind of like an upside down pyramid :-) and go from forest to "the" tree? Dating is a way to get a group of more compatible "records" from out of the dating site and then you date each of these until you find one that is the most compatible to then research in depth? This guy, being the first sounds like a throw-away :-) Now you better know what you are looking for and what the guy probably doesn't look like in terms of background? You can more easily sort through other guys that may sound attractive on the site.