Safe Dating Tips

Aside from wearing a chastity belt, there are a few basic safety tips to take on board when dating. Always trust your instinct, after all it has got you this far in life already.

• Take your time and view plenty of profiles before deciding who to contact.
• Don't take everything at face value. A recent survey reported that 11% of people who had used online dating sites were married, and those were only the ones being honest!
• Do ask lots of questions when chatting. Ensure you feel comfortable at all times whoever you are talking to. Don't provide your home or work address to anyone you have not met.
• Before agreeing to meet in person, check that you know as much as you could about them and that you feel as comfortable as possible that what they are saying is genuine.
• It would not be sensible or advised to invite someone you don’t know to your home, instead meeting in busy places, such as restaurants and bars could not only give you a conversation starter but is also safer and ensure someone knows who and where you are meeting – just in case.

Although some of the tips may seem obvious, as the old adage goes; it's better to be safe than sorry.

Guard Anonymity

When creating an online profile it is essential that you guard your anonymity, be careful not to disclose last names, home addresses and telephone numbers until you feel comfortable and secure with whoever you are talking to.

It could be an idea to create a nickname to use on internet dating sites such as this one. We never give your name out to anyone - instead potential dates will only see your screename.

Not only does it protect your identity, it also gives you a chance to give yourself a name that represents who you are.

Ask for a Photo

Appearances can often influence whether you are attracted to a person and who you may want to communicate with, so asking for a photograph is in no way unreasonable. If a person doesn’t send you a picture, that could be an indication to show some caution, it may be an idea to question why this person does not wish to send you a photo.

It can often happen that individuals may slightly distort the truth on profiles and intentionally show photos within which they look thinner, younger, maybe less of a receding hair line!

As a result it can often be difficult to keep in mind that the person you see on your computer screen may not look the same way in real life.

Therefore ask questions like ‘when was this photo taken?’ in order to establish if you are still interested in corresponding with them

Take it slowly

It can be extremely easy to feel you know a person well when you are talking to them online or corresponding via email, however it is important use your common knowledge and integrity and often your suspicions.

Therefore do not rush into meeting a person until you feel you know and believe them sufficiently, even then remember to tell someone where and when you are meeting.