Safe Online Dating

Even though we hear on the news the bad things that happen sometime with online dating, in general it is extremely safe. It can be fun and a good way for people, particularly those stuck at home, to meet new friends.

Online dating works well because you are at a distance and therefore you can take things at your own pace. However, it can be all too easy to get carried away and meet up with someone who you have only just "met".

Rule number one is "Take Your Time". Don't rush into meeting up with the first person yuo get chatting to. It's all too easy to think that he/she is Mr/Mrs Right. Talk to lots of people on the site. You will then have the opportunity to pick out the good and bad ones.

Never give out your personal details such as address or telephone number. If you do arrange to meet make sure that it is in a public place with lots of people around.

If you feel uncomfortable whilst chatting with someone, then leave them alone - your instinct about these things is normally right.

Don't allow people to be rude to you. Make sure that they can't contact you again.

If you get the chance talk to the person directly before meeting - you should be able to judge them better when hearing their voice.

When you do go for a date, make sure you let someone you trust know where you are going and who with. Arrange for them to ring you whilst on the date to check you are OK.

If you follow these rules and use your common sense then there is no reason why you shouldn't have a wonderful date and possibly meet Mr/Mrs Right.

Online Dating Tips And Advice

By: Danny Wirken

Online dating is one of the easiest ways to meet people. Simply join an online dating site, create an account, and you're good to go. But there are just a few tips that will make this naturally fun ride a little less bumpy. Here we go!

• Create a separate email, and choose an address that does not reveal your real name. This gives you privacy, and also helps you keep your business and personal correspondence separate. Considering that you may get hundreds of emails a day, you'll appreciate that kind of organization.

• Don't give your private information in your profile or early on in your correspondence. This includes your last name, personal email, home address, work address, or position and company. And if you want to talk to each other on the phone, sign up for a service that will block your number from Caller ID, or talk on the cell phone instead.

• Be honest in your ads and email correspondence. Lying will only attract people who aren't your true match; they'll fall in love with the fake you, and then if you do develop a relationship, you'll face that uncomfortable task of telling them that you're not who they think you are.

• Don't answer emails on the same day. You don't want to look too desperate. Wait a bit, whet their appetite, and let them know you have a life outside of the Internet. A two to three day wait is just right: you're not being rude, but you don't look too needy, either. Besides, when they're waiting, they're interest grows: they'll be imagining what you said, wondering about your reaction.

• If you do decide to meet up with someone you met through Internet dating, meet in a public place and inform a friend where you're going. Schedule it in for lunch or coffee, rather than dinner. At least he won't have to bring you home and find out where you live, and if the date bombs it's easier to think of the excuse that you have a meeting. For additional safety, you can even ask some friends to have lunch in the same restaurant (they'll probably be curious about him anyway!”

• Watch out for warning signs that the person you're taking to is, to put it mildly, “a little nuts.” This includes flashes of temper, being pressuring or controlling, rude and demeaning remarks, inconsistent facts about age, interests, employment, etc., refusal to give direct answers. You can also actively try to “test” the person's consistency by intentionally making a mistake when referring to something he said in the past. For example, if he said that he had a Labrador Retriever when he was growing up in a farm in Texas, casually say in a line, “Oh, I saw the most adorable sheepdog in the pet store, and I thought of you!”

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