Try Before You Cry

For all those mate hunters who find themselves crying over spilt time (too many dates, not enough connections) there's an answer. Omnidate.com has an up-and-running virtual dating beta site.
Essentially, your avatars interact, testing and demonstrating real time e-chemistry, and explore direct response interactions. Non verbal cues (giggling, flirting, body language) allow for a closer simulation of real world courting.
It's going to be interesting to watch this concept unfold, providing something of a litmus test for the much maligned web 3.0 experience. The geek factor is high, but that probably further encourages the Darwinian matchability of participants. The challenge will be living up to those calm, collected and confident avatars.