I understood that, and if I kept meeting bad matches in person or pursuing bad matches I met online I would probably agree with you. But I don't really think that principle works when it comes to first dates you meet online. I think pretty much everyone who has done online dating has had some terrible first dates and met their share of "duds." Thats because people can present themselves really well in a profile/email, and you don't really know what they're like until you meet them in person. Even my sister met some trainwrecks online before finally coming across her boyfriend! I think the idea of attracting the wrong people only applies when you invite those people in; not when you meet them and immediately run the other way!