Before it was just questions of getting to know each other like what we do, where we work, etc. I know some people are leery about meeting people off the Internet for the first time but with online dating, I believe, its pretty obvious what you are there for and at some point you should expect to meet the person to hang-out, chat, and get to know them better. I hate doing all that through texting though. Defeats the purpose of having things to talk about while on a date.
I was trying to get to know who she was first and foremost with the intention of possibly taking things further, slowly of course. So when a girl says to me what kind of person she is (like an a$$hole)....I feel I should take her for her word. Now with that being said if I do try to make advances to "cuff" this particular person I'm assuming the risk that I'm chasing someone who sees themselves as an a$$hole. So if she does something that an "a$$hole" would typically do, I can't be mad at her for it.
So I spare wasting time of trying to get involved with someone that I will likely have personality clash with.