Yes Joey, it's precisely like that. I think that the faster you get to meet them in real life, the better. People behave differently online vs real life. It's never good to sit on long online interactions because you end up projecting and creating a halo around the person which might be far from the truth. I strongly believe that those who search for a serious commitment would not lose time in the online, they would rather observe the person in their real life.
Even though the quest for love has turned into a shallow chase for likes for some people I still believe in it as a concept.