Relationships...

At this time of year it may seem like there's corned beef meating up every perfectly good pot of potatoes, and at the St. Patrick's Day parades, green has a much different definition than the eco meaning that's been taking over lately. If you're looking for someone with similar values to share your Guinness, and you've exhausted the options on Facebook, MySpace, and more generalized online dating options, never fear because the Internet is here.

The specialized dating service I've known of the longest is VeggieDate with 16,000 ads of lonely hearts identifying as Adventist, Buddhist, macrobiotic, and raw foodists, among other categorizations.

However, Green Singles is probably the much older dating service; it's been kicking around since 1985. The vegetarian owner/operators also run the new site Veggie Love.

There's also Earth Wise Singles, Green Thumb Dating, Vegan Passions, Green Passions, Veggie Romance, Veggie Singles (a UK-based site), and Veggie Connection.

That should be enough to keep you busy. The abundance of resources make it seem a little more easy being green in love, and a little harder to sort through them all. Some of the sites are free and some for fee. I'm assuming there's overlap in candidates on these sites, but some of that narrowing-down process is up to you, fearless dater. The Internet can't do everything.

Note: This writer has not used any of these services (she and her fiance met on regular old MySpace), and can't vouch for them or their percentage of creeps vs hots. I'm just puttin' this list out there on an FYI basis.