How To Date Online Successfully And Safely

Online dating is a great avenue for meeting potential mates, but as with any type of engagement, personal safety is paramount. When done safely online dating can be an enjoyable experience, and many reports now that many successful relationships were as a result of meeting people online. Follow these guidelines to ensure your safety while dating online.

1. Listen to your gut.
Trust your instincts when you meet someone. If something seems "off" then you need to be careful. Do not guess yourself. If something does not feel right, then it probably is.

2. Limit sharing of personal information.
Do not provide personal information immediately, as your phone number or full name. Only with a name and phone number, someone can discover a lot about you, such as your address, income, and their place of employment.

3. Communicate anonymously in the early stages.
Use a free email account online dating instead of your regular email address. You can get a free email account through various web services like Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail. Use only your name or handle as an anonymous account name - Never use your full name.

4. Use your cell phone to talk.
Again, never give out your phone number for his house to talk with someone from a dating site online. Telephone numbers for the cell can not be used to access personal information, as are unlisted and unpublished. You can also use anonymous or phone service Skype to communicate if you do not want to use a cell phone.

5. Using an online dating service paid.
There may be an increased potential for dangerous people to free dating sites for payment, because the sites require users to pay a credit card or other information for identification. For this reason, pay sites are probably safer.

6. Meet in public.
For your first appointment, arrange to meet in a public place. Be sure to provide your own transportation, never allow your date to pick it up at home. Tell a friend who will and who will be, and check with friends after the date so she'll know you're okay.

Following these guidelines will help you enjoy a safe, successful online dating. Too much information Take it easy and never share initially and should be on your way to a rewarding online experience with the meeting that special person.

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