Do you Google search your date before meeting up with them?
35%
Yes
- Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"It is definitely important to find out any important background information before meeting anymore." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I try to find out anything I can about the guy prior to our date." - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"Just checking to see whether or not he has a criminal record and/or restraining orders." - Renee Lucas, 30, from New York, NY
"Google often produces some interesting results." - Stephanie Singer, 30, from New York, NY
"I want to make sure they aren't on America's most wanted list." - Claire Watkins, 25, from Santa Cruz, CA
"Every good student does her research!" - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"I think it's important to have a little background info. Just don't tell your date that you Goog" - Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"How in God's name did people survive first dates before Google?" - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"Thank GOD criminal records are public information!" - Miranda Elling, 32, from Chicago, IL
"I Google everyone though, even people who respond to something I'm selling on Craigslist." - Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"You'd be amazed at the info Google will tell you about someone." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"That and the 'national sex offender registry' of course. Just to be safe." - Cat Davis, 25, from New York, NY
"Just to make sure they're not a killer." - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"I like to see if they've done something special in the society." - Kylan Conroy, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Of course! Don't we all!?" - Marianna Branda, 23, from Miami, FL
"You never know what might come up!" - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"A friend’s date Googled him and found out he was bi. She confronted him on their first date! Wow!" - Becca Schepps, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Extensively, and then I ask them questions I know the answers to." - Senait Mengstab, 30, from San Francisco, CA
"Sometimes." - Nora Lahl, 31, from Milwaukee, WI
"I know it’s creepy but I just can’t help myself." - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"But only if i met them online. You never know." - Vicky Chivy, 26, from San Diego, CA
"Of course." - Jill Hanner, 34, from Astoria, NY
"I would like to know who they are- especially if I am meeting them online." - Jessica Chang, 30, from Los Angeles, CA
"I Google search everything. Especially dates." - Corey G, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Just in case. Wouldn't want to waste my time...if anything was found." - Molly Millett, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"If it is a blind date, if it's a friend of a friend I just surf their Myspace or Facebook. Good to k" - Jessica G, 25, from Boca Raton, FL
"Socially acceptable!" - Amber Sellers, 33, from Brooklyn, NY
"Hell yes!" - Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Sometimes." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I like men who are plugged in. If Google can't find you, why should I want to?" - Emily Woolf, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"That's what the Internets are for...creeping :)" - Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Who doesn't?" - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Who doesn't? Google is the greatest invention ever." - Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"I love to investigate." - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"Want to make sure he hasn't been in the news for violating his parole or anything!" - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"You really never know what you will find. It's worth it just to be careful these days." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"If I don't know him from Adam sure, but it's probably a good idea anyway if I don't know him well." - Elise Stiller, 36, from Seaford, NY
"It’s amazing what you can find out these days!"
65%
No
- Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"I'm not creepy like that." - Britt Ancell, 26, from New York, NY
"I'd rather learn about him through conversation. Pre-loaded dates are boring." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"That is just not necessary." - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"I like the element of surprise, although, after the date if I was interested, I would Google them." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"Maybe I should." - Ashley Potter, 26, from Milwaukee, WI
"And I'd be creeped out if they Googled me." - Susie Jones, 29, from Naples, Fl
"Enough Googling." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"It depends on the person and their occupation." - Angela Lee, 23, from Cerritos, CA
"Some people are not 'Google'able." - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"I usually trust that they are who they say they are and hope for the best." - Jackie Rivera, 25, from Miami, FL
"But it's not a bad idea. Also good for a job interview." - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"Always ask a ton of questions before scheduling a date - this advice from a guy!" - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"I don't even want to know." - Pienby Laurence, 25, from Jersey City, NJ
"I Google search them later." - Miana DeGardeyn, 33, from Chicago, IL
"Although if I haven't met them before, I might." - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"I don't even want to know." - Tiffany Clarke, 25, from richmond, ca
"LOL, did not know that people did that." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"Seems a little 'stalkerish' to me." - Luana Suciu, 25, from Boston, MA
"Maybe after a couple of dates." - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"I don't like being biased before a date." - Marisa Zupan, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"I like to go into a date with a relatively clean slate; real relationships are about raw chemistry." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"The Internet holds way too much information." - Rebecca Nashleanas, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"No, I'd rather give them a chance to introduce themselves and then Google search them after." - Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"Most guys I know aren't even on Google." - Erika Thomas, 25, from Miami, FL
"Googling myself is so disappointing so I don't trust its research." - Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"I want him to have a bit of mystery." - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I don't find it necessary just for a first date." - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"If he's famous enough I will. Otherwise eh - I'll make my own decision." - Sandy Tragos, 32, from Chicago, IL
"I guess I never really thought about that." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"That is verging on creepy." - Ashley Becker, 26, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"Unless he's Justin Timberlake what am I going to find?" - Vida James, 28, from New York, NY
"If I really like them, I'll look for them on Facebook." - Anna Bykova, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"I`m good without it." - Sara Jagodzinski, 24, from Carol Stream, IL
"I'd like to find everything out at once...in person." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"Though maybe I should!" - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"Unless you're famous or creepy - if the latter, we're probably not meeting up." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"I tend to find my 'dates' while I'm already out." - Genevieve Melzer, 27, from San Francisco, CA
"That's a little 'stalkery.'" - Regina Melzer, 32, from Los Angeles, CA
"...well… sometimes… ;)" - Paula L, 28, from Miami, Florida
"But I probably should be." - Kimone Campbell, 27, from Palm Beach, FL
"But, it might be a good place to look for dates." - Lauren McHenry, 26, from Dallas, TX
"That seems a bit creepy." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Maybe I should…" - Johanna Beyenbach, 29, from New York, NY
"I like the shroud of mystery in the beginning. I might Google you later on though." - Sarah Conrad, 27, from New York, NY
"I Facebook them!" - Jessica Angst, 23, from Palm Beach, FL
"No, not unless I have a suspicion." - Maya Calaway, 24, from Boston, MA
"But I might after." - Deborah Lau, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"No, that’s creepy to stalk." - Sherika Mair, 29, from West Palm Beach, FL
"That’s just lame." - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"I'll save that for after I meet them!" - Vicky K, 25, from Chino Hills, CA
"Lame" - Kate Bailey, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I guess I should now." - Wendy Liu, 23, from Alhambra, CA
"Thats just OCD." - Doris Parker, 27, from Springfield, MA
"I just don’t. Maybe after the date. But not before." - Ann Dang, 24, from San Diego, CA
"But I'd like to try that one now." - Elinor N, 23, from New York, NY
"I'm still in school. The guys I am dating are not on Google yet." - Kate Cohen, 27, from Syosset, NY
"I'm too busy." - Lisa Miao, 27, from New York, NY
"I usually know the person from another context." - Wendy Farley, 44, from Charleston, SC
"I like the mystery." - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"I'd rather learn about my date from the best source: him." - Katrina Robinson, 28, from Charleston, SC
"But if I liked them during the date, I would Google search them afterwards." - Shannon Harknett, 24, from New Orleans, LA
"Stalker much." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"I've never done it before, but I'm starting to think it's a good idea!" - Lucy Malcolm, 26, from New York, NY
"I never Google." - Vicky Kuo, 24, from San Diego, CA
"- ? -" - Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"I won't Google you until you give me a reason to Google you. (Besides, what are you gonna find onlin" - Jen Gsell, 29, from Reston, VA
"I guess i never thought about it." - Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Maybe after you start to have feelings for someone." - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 31, from Miami Beach, FL
"I would rather be surprised." - Veronica Cheung, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Is that the latest thing or what?"