Every day it seems there is another story of domestic violence in the press, women are being assaulted and even worse killed by abusive men, often with a record and history of abuse.

Just recently a man in Hull was convicted of waterboarding his partner because he believed she was having an affair, he had 6 previous convictions for abuse, they met online. In another case, a women was stabbed in the neck and killed, by a man who enjoyed sadistic sex, he also had a string of previous convictions.

There is an epidemic, and in a world that is obsessed with materialism and instant fame, narcissism will get worse before it gets better.

In today's society online dating plays a vital role in connecting people who otherwise would be alone, and everyone wants to be loved, and in that respect dating websites play a great role, I met my partner on one.

But the dating company has a responsibility to protect their users, both men and women, although abuse by men on women is far more rampant.

There are services like Claire's Law already out there but it isn't being used enough, and the websites should also be informing all there female users to check with Claire's Law before going on dates.

Or, they can go a step further and make it compulsory for all members to have a police check, we ask for police checks for so many other things so why not this?

Any users found with a violent history, or a history of abuse should be refused an account. At minimum, the record should be displayed so women can make an informed choice.

With today's technology it shouldn't be so difficult to link dating website databases to the national police records database?

The absolute worst abusive men often appear to be the perfect romeo for the first few months, flowers, chocolates and compliments, only for the mask to fall off once the relationship is formed, and the abuse starts.

     1 in 3 women in the UK suffer some kind of abuse,  and men are 4 times more likely to suffer with NPD (Narcissistic Personality Order) than women.

     Domestic Abuse accounts for 25% of all reported crimes

     In Britain, a woman is killed by a violent partner or former partner every 3 days

     It is estimated that 33% of all women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime

     It is around 35 times before a woman is assaulted before she seeks help

     112 women are killed by their male partners or former partners

     There are only 275 women's refuges in England compared to the thousands of      animal sanctuaries we have.

     A woman is more likely to be assaulted whilst she is pregnant

     In Britain, police receive a complaint about domestic abuse every 60 seconds.

     In Britain, a woman is assaulted in her home every 6 seconds

Dating websites have a duty to protect women (and men) and that should start by enabling women to make informed choices and avoid men with a history of abuse and violence.

The companies that operate the dating sites will no doubt protest about this idea as it will cost them money, but people's lives should be more important than profit.