Google Goggles

You haven't even met the guy, and you're already convinced he's a catch.

Why?

You found his resume online -- with the same Internet search that yielded photos of him saving starving children in India.

Congratulations, your dating judgment has been impaired by Google Goggles.

I didn't coin the term. That honor goes to relationship goddesses Em and Lo, who offer this definition:

Google goggles are the rose-tinted glasses through which you view a new paramour after an exhaustive Internet search on them yields very impressive results.

When we think of Googling our dates, it's usually in the context of exposing a fatal flaw: say, a MySpace page that indicates a lingering attachment to an ex.

But in the dating world, Internet background checks can just as easily reveal a history of accomplishments that inflates our perception of our partner.

It takes the old "good on paper" line to a new level, offering concrete evidence of potential. Enough to make us enter a date with higher expectations.

And, strangely, a higher chance of disappointment.