1) Be very careful about your private information.
The dating site protects your personal information and lets you talk to people and still keep your anonymity. Don't
blow this by putting your home address or phone number in your e-mail or web pages. There is a time and a place to share your
private information and it isn’t on the first e-mail. I suggest that you wait a few emails or maybe chat with them on
an Internet messenger a few times before giving that information to someone. Try not to rush into anything. If you've chatted
by e-mail and feel comfortable, try chatting on the phone. You can really get to know someone this way and get an even better
feeling about him or her.
2) Never meet a stranger alone, not online nor off.
Doing this isn’t safe or smart. If you want to build something that will last then it's silly to rush into
meeting them and it could be dangerous too. Never let anyone pressure you into a meeting that you aren't ready for. Get comfortable
with them; take the time to get to know them and when you are ready to take the next step and meet them, it will be like meeting
someone you know, rather than meeting a complete stranger.
Meet a new person with a group of friends in a public place. Never let them come to your home nor should you go
to theirs until you meet them with friends and know they are whom they say they are. You can also do a background check on
people and I would recommend that you do it. There is nothing wrong with checking and you might save your self a lot of grief
in the long run.
3) Be wary of "Players"
There are people that will take advantage of the fact that they can get away with lies on the Internet. Start a
fact sheet about the person. Keep up with what they tell you they do for a living, if they have kids, and where they live
and if those facts start to change, watch it! There are a lot of frauds both on and offline
