A recent posting on Elance asks to hire a Virtual Assistant. Not that out of the ordinary, sure. But this 'employer' is looking for a contract of a very different nature than most of the freelance projects posted there:

I am looking for someone to manage my Match.com profile. I will go on to match and mark potential dates as favorites. I need my VA to write the initial email to these potential dates. You should be able to write in English very well, and be able to craft emails that are short but fun, and reflect having read their profile on their profile.

Now, I've had my fair share of responses from online dating sites. My first week on Lavalife about six years ago found me with a couple hundred messages to sift through. But I never, ever considered hiring someone to sift through my messages or contact users on my behalf. No, part of the fun was reading through every single note.

How would you feel if you found out that the person you've been chatting with online employed someone else to deal with first contact? Or do you think this is just another internet dating scam?

grrl_geek asks in the dating forums: My love interest (a man) is nearly 10 years younger than I. He knows that I am older, but he doesn't know exactly how much older, although he may have an idea.

Because of the way I look and dress I don't seem my age--I look and seem 10 years younger, and some people think I am even younger than that. My love interest did exhibit interest in me when we used to work together. I did not act on the attraction because we were co-workers. Now that we are no longer, I would like to woo him, but I am wondering whether the difference in our ages would be an issue.

Men, what do you feel about the possibility of having a partner who is 10 years older? I am certain that you wouldn't intentionally seek out a much older woman, but if you happen to come across one that you are very much interested in, would the age difference bother you?