These numbers shouldn't surprise anyone, but online dating among young adults has tripled in the last two years, according to a new Pew Research Center study. That means 27 percent of young people are finding dates online, as are 12 percent of people close to retirement age. Although there are no hard numbers on your chances of online dating seriously hurting you, Pew's 2013 study did find that over half of adults using online dating felt someone seriously misrepresented themselves in their profile. and found that not only is online dating surging in popularity among millennials, but 55 to 65-year-olds are also getting in on the action, with their numbers doubling in the same time frame. Consider that meeting people online not only puts you at risk for physical harm, but also fraud.

This can mean you rush into things, and relationships may move quicker than you expect.Beyond that "danger" factor, the other stigmas surrounding online dating apparently aren't dead yet.Of those polled, 31 percent thought online dating gives people too many choices to settle down.Exceptional cases can serve as wake-up calls, as the Craigslist Killer did for Craigslist.In addition to the damages, Beckman wants a bigger disclaimer on Match.com's site, like a pack of cigarettes.A Las Vegas woman has filed a lawsuit seeking million from for failing to convey how dangerous online dating can be before setting her up with her attempted murderer, Wade Ridley, CBS News reports.Mary Kay Beckman had known Ridley for eight days when she broke up with him.