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Friday, January 04, 2008
Online Dating | Minimize Your Risk Factors
As you probably accept by now, Online Dating is an efficient and fun way to meet new and interesting people. However, Online Dating can be risky business and you need to protect yourself.
Most people you meet on line are exactly who they say they are but there are the perverts and sexual predators so you should use some good judgment while getting to know the stranger you have just met.
Risk Management #1:
Don’t Give Out Any Personal Information until You Have Gotten to Know the Person.
Never give your real name, address or phone number until you are sure the person you are talking to is who they say they are. Perverts, sexual predators and just plain garden variety weirdoes come in both sexes, all ages and in all shapes and sizes.
It’s truly better to be safe than sorry.
Risk Management #2:
Take Your Time Getting to Know the Other Person.
You will see a picture sooner or later of him or her. Don’t be fooled by outward appearances. The real person is the one you need to get to know.
Honest and faithful are qualities that will last but beautiful and handsome will fade with time. You don’t have to spend 24/7 with a person to find out who they are. You do need to listen to what he or she is saying carefully.
Once you think you know this person well enough to exchange personal information, don’t stop there. The Internet is a wonderful place where you can learn just about anything and everything about anybody and in just a few minutes.
Risk Management #3:
Do your Homework!
Check them out. There is an old saying among journalists. “Your mother says she loves you but check it out.” That is good advice for Online Dating and for “real world” dating too. Don’t take everything the other person tells you at face value.
Most people you meet on line are exactly who they say they are but there are the perverts and sexual predators so you should use some good judgment while getting to know the stranger you have just met.
Risk Management #1:
Don’t Give Out Any Personal Information until You Have Gotten to Know the Person.
Never give your real name, address or phone number until you are sure the person you are talking to is who they say they are. Perverts, sexual predators and just plain garden variety weirdoes come in both sexes, all ages and in all shapes and sizes.
It’s truly better to be safe than sorry.
Risk Management #2:
Take Your Time Getting to Know the Other Person.
You will see a picture sooner or later of him or her. Don’t be fooled by outward appearances. The real person is the one you need to get to know.
Honest and faithful are qualities that will last but beautiful and handsome will fade with time. You don’t have to spend 24/7 with a person to find out who they are. You do need to listen to what he or she is saying carefully.
Once you think you know this person well enough to exchange personal information, don’t stop there. The Internet is a wonderful place where you can learn just about anything and everything about anybody and in just a few minutes.
Risk Management #3:
Do your Homework!
Check them out. There is an old saying among journalists. “Your mother says she loves you but check it out.” That is good advice for Online Dating and for “real world” dating too. Don’t take everything the other person tells you at face value.
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