Online Dating
- Dangers and Things To Be Aware of!
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A Net dating service, also known as online dating
or Internet dating, is an example of a dating system and allows individuals,
couples and groups to meet online and possibly develop a romantic or sexual
relationship.
Net
dating services provide un-moderated matchmaking through the use of personal
computers, the Internet, or even cell phones.
Such services
generally allow people to provide personal information, then search for
other individuals using criteria such as age range, gender and location.
Most sites allow members to upload photos of themselves and browse the
photos of others. Sites may offer additional services, such as webcasts,
online chat, and message boards. Sites sometimes allow people to register
for free but may offer services which require a monthly fee.
Many sites are broad-based, with members from a variety of backgrounds
looking for different types of relationships. Other sites are more specific,
based on the type of members, interests, location, or relationship desired.
Online Dating
- Dangers and Things To Be Aware of!
By Svetlana Polyakova
This is the age of the people on the web; by the web; and for the web. The
young and the old, the rich and the poor, the haves and the have-nots, all
converge on one platform where everyone is virtually equal.
There is love, and there is hate. There are blogs and there are chat, there
are search engines and then there are instant messengers too. Google and
Yahoo have found new meaning in everyday parlance. In the middle of this,
there is love blossoming some where, which is dependent on the diverse
mediums available for it to grow. The love is often virtual, but sometimes
turns into a reality for a few lucky ones.
Love and betrayal have always been bosom
pals. The virtual medium of expressing love is no different. For every one
relationship which transform from the realms of the virtual domain into a
real one, there are countless ones which end in shattered hearts, missing
aliases, and sometimes even empty wallets. On a number of occasions the
result is actually physical; physical harm to the person involved. Broken
bones and teeth, rapes ( virtual and real! ), blackmail…. and the list goes
on. Its frightening sometimes, just to think of the level to which some
cranky character can fall to fulfill his/her desire. The process of
proposing, dating and interacting however goes on. It is like the gold rush
in the west. Every one goes on taking a chance with the hope of striking
gold. Digging deeper, taking risks, investing time and effort and then there
are a few lucky ones who actually find their true love.
Thus goes the story of online dating and
love chat sites. But….behind the rosy hope of finding a partner whose
thoughts matches yours, who could be the dream person you always desired,
lies the ugly face of the process. False aliases, scam setups, blackmail,
eavesdropping etc are very real dangers that exist in the big bad cyber
world today. What is required is the awareness of the basic tenets of net
and chatting etiquettes. The list is not exhaustive, and maybe no list can
ever be, but they are the basic principles on which the relationship on the
net can be made and developed. The list goes like this ….
. Never keep your personal name as your
alias. Strict NO! Never reveal your personal identity to an unknown dater.
You never know who the other person might be…
· Use personal chat rooms and try and
frequent dating sites which provide you with this facility. Public dating
gets mixed up real fast and it exponentially multiplies your chances of
being caught off guard.
· Never initiate a chat or date a person
who has bad history on the net. If he has a bad history on the net and he is
sticking to the identity, then he surely must have a reason for loving it.
Psycho !
· Control the speed of the relationship. If
the guy or girl wants to meet you after the first few interactions on the
net, your radars should sound an alarm. Meeting after a relationship on the
net is like going for a night cap over to the real person's house after
several real dates. Mark the equivalence and make the standards of
relationship based on your choice and preference to graduate to the next
level.
· Always intimate a close physical partner
about the existence of a net partner. Ideally, the physical partnership must
always precede the virtual one to be on the safer side. When graduating to a
physical meeting, be sure to intimate your best friend, or best take him/her
along. It helps a lot and keeps you safe.
· All rules for a safe physical date are
applicable for a net date. Dress safe - don't upload your pictures the first
time the guy wants to have a peek at you. Don't trust the person on the
sweet talk he types. He/she might be the biggest rouge in town. A lot of
cyber Romeos are not what they advertise.
· Do a cross-check on the person with whom
you are chatting by inviting your friend over as a casual onlooker. Try ways
to get a three way talk going in order to check if the conversations are
repeated. A simple and effective rule is that if an identity repeats the
same tone of conversation and expresses love to you and your friend, beware!
· Trust your instincts. The most
fundamental principle for doing a check is to trust your instincts on a
person. Too sweet or too salty, both are to be viewed with a skewed eye.
· Online love is seductive and addictive.
You open up your inner emotions watching the blinking cursor and then the
trouble begins. Don't get into a situation from which the person on the
other end the communication channel can take advantage of you. Don't let
this virtual process overcome your emotions. Remember its VIRTUAL.
Tip! The
last piece of advice I have for you, is to have fun! Dating shouldn't feel
like a chore. Something you have to get through so you can move onto the
good stuff! Dating should be a time of exploration, and of meeting new
people.
On an average, a good dating site will
approximately host 20 new females and 30 new males per evening for a dater
to chat to and develop a relationship. It means that you have around 50 new
people to contact every evening. Here new means new. First or second timers.
That also means there are 50 new carrots to be bitten by the more
experienced and sometimes misguided daters looking for a newbie.
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