From an Instagram 'like' to a chance encounter on Craigslist - PHOTO

It was once considered a little desperate to meet someone on the internet, but these days more and more couples begin their relationships online, a phenomenon that is explored in a new photo series.We Met On the Internet combines photos taken by Jena Cumbo and accompanying biographies written by Gina Tron, explaining how each couple first connected - through dating apps like Tinder and Grindr or websites completely unrelated to relationships like Instagram and MySpace.Ms Cumbo and Ms Tron hope that the project will open people's eyes to the normalcy of online dating, as well as the internet's potential to instigate meaningful, real-life relationships.Linny and Pat have been married since 2012 after they began dating as a result of a Craigslist Missed Connection post.The first time the couple actually met was at a bar in 2008, when Pat approached Linny, who was sitting alone, and struck up a conversation.'Usually I was not very receptive to that sort of thing,' admits Linny. 'We had a conversation and when my friend came back I got up, touched his arm, and told him it was good to talk to him.'The 31-year-old said she was kicking herself for not getting his number when she left the bar, so she created a post on Missed Connections, which Pat's friend spotted and pointed out to him. They went on their first date four days later, and they married in 2012.Unlike some couples who meet online, Linny and Pat say they never try to hide the story of how their relationship began. 'It was just such a crazy story,' said Linny. 'I had been so flabbergasted that it all came together that I was not shy about sharing it.'Bryn and Mike met in 2006 on Myspace, where Bryn friended him because she saw a picture he posted of himself that was 'utterly hilarious'.Mike responded with the first of many messages, and they decided to meet each other in person soon thereafter.When they met in February at a venue in Minneapolis, Bryn knew right away he was the one.'When he walked in and sat down next to me, it was like that cheesy saying: "You'll know it when you meet him,"' she said.Things moved quickly after that - Mike proposed in May, and they tied the knot at Bryn's parents' house in Wisconsin that July. Today, they're living in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with their two cats.NIKKI AND MALLIHA - INSTAGRAMWhen Nikki happened to spot an image of Malliha on Instagram, she was so enamored by her hair that she took a screenshot and saved it as her screensaver.Little did she know that she would run into Malliha shortly thereafter.(dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az