Don't let a court record stand in the way of romance, even if your boyfriend is married to another woman!

Writing about romance is a difficult thing. After all we all strive for the same thing: to be in a successful relationship, have a good home, good kids, perfect health etc.. and so prefacing an article on the subject with a warning even before a relationship starts is not always what people want to read or hear, let alone experience.

But Dads (and Moms) up and down the country inevitably come to a point in their lives when they worry about whom their precious daughters date, none more than a friend of mine who was the inspiration for this article.

In this case, the following happened to his own daughter. But it could (and indeed it does) happen to any dating person about to embark on a long term relationship with someone met on a dating website. Indeed, it could happen to you! Thus instead of speaking in the third person, as my friend's daughter, I'll address this one to you, single woman and or mom, keen to hop on the path of happiness.

Your Romeo could be married to another woman!

So romance is in the air! You've joined the latest dating site, created the best profile about the person you are and the partner you are hoping to find, and after several months of exchanging platonic emails with other members whom you do not feel a particular special connection with, finally something happens and your heart misses a beat.

You love that he talks lovingly about his children, this is the one for you, you feel. You may have just found that elusive ideal partner with the qualities you like best in a man, and as the relationship evolves, you find yourself attracted to him, more and more. You meet in the usual safe and public places, drink coffee and chat for hours and delight in the fact that not once has he intimated something improper. No this man is a true gentleman and as time passes, you feel the both of you know each other so well, you might have known each other for years, even though it's been just a couple of months..

But think about it. Do you know how often people lie about their marital affairs in order to have bits of extra "on the side" fun? What about this man you are falling in love with? Are you willing to commit to a relationship with someone who is actually married to another woman?

We live in a complex world nowadays where it is becoming increasingly difficult to know who are neighbors are, let alone people we have met online who might be living miles away from us.

As such it is now a necessity for men and women to ensure themselves that the person they are about to let into their lives is not married, and worse still, doesn't come with a past criminal history recorded in court orders!

Do you know that you can make absolutely sure you know if this man is married by consulting public court records?

What about information such as a criminal record. Would you willingly date someone you knew had such a record?

As a matter of law, this type information is available to the public and you can avail yourself to it by doing some research and possible take a trip to the local court house which is in itself a major pain and not conclusive of anything as Romeo might have been married in a different state. It would be a long and laborious search but you could get it for "free".

Or you could make your life much simpler by consulting a paid up service which for less that the price of an average meal for two at any half decent restaurant isn't a bad deal considering the time and effort you will be saving.

So be careful out there! Take precautions.

Here is where you can go to obtain a full court record.

Savvybusiness writes for a number of Ezines, online publications and websites. His articles cover a broad range of subjects including court record