With websites dedicated to anything from vegetarianism and science fiction to Goth and golfers, web browsers have a wide-gamut of choices when it comes to dating sites, but relationship experts recommend caution when choosing the best one.

Experts say the best thing people can do is find community-based websites that provide a safe meeting ground for singles in search of love or friendship. In the ever-growing cyber world, users can get burned both emotionally and economically if they make the wrong choice. The web can be harsh, untrustworthy and dishonest. Experts recommend community-based, pay sites that give users an opportunity to express themselves in a safe environment.

Single soul-mate searchers should stray from mass-marketed, free sites that have no real parameters, according to experts, who say it's on these sort of sites that people can get emotionally scarred or toyed with. Niche sites are good, but people should aim for those that give a sense of community while opening the doors to a broader spectrum of personalities. As an example, people who are fat need a place where they can safely search for that special someone while, at the same time, avoiding the harshness of a society that finds fat intolerable. One well-known expert said fat is beautiful and users should look for a site that recognizes that beauty.

?People need a community-based website that gives them a sense of safety and belonging while, at the same time, providing a place they can feel beautiful,? he said. ?For example, fat people should find a place where fat is beautiful.?