What role does technology play in your social life? Do you Google someone  before the first date? Is Facebook the first place  you go to announce your relationship status? Is sexting a part of your  flirting?

The folks at Match.com were wondering too, and conducted a digital  dating survey,  asking over 5,000 single and married people about their dating habits.

It seems women do much of their pre-date homework online; 48% of single women  research a partner on Facebook before the first date (vs. 38% of men). But men  would rather find out for themselves in person — nearly half of single men (49%)  think researching someone prior to a first date is unacceptable.