I prefer the term "extreme blind dating"
Actually I met my husband on AOL - even though he was good friends with a friend of mine. Our mutual friend gave each other our screen names because we were both in the medical field (he was in Fire Academy and I was going to Nursing school at that point) So we talked for about a year and finally after much convincing by our friend, we got together (with her) and had lunch. It was instantly love at first sight and we have been together - happily I might add - ever since.
I'm split about the whole thing - I don't recommend meeting people online, even though it worked for me. The whole thing was a strange coincidence. If it had been just some random IM, I know I never would have gone for it. I do think God has a funny way of putting people together sometimes