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A lot of people believe that love can strike anywhere. You can be out with friends, you can be in an art gallery, at the mall, and maybe online. The risks we take when we get into a relationship with people we meet is the same, wherever we chanced upon them. You can be as vulnerable to be hoodwinked by a person you meet online as by a person you meet at the office.

There is no difference in the dangers lurking about between cross gender and same gender dating. Online dating should be gotten into carefully by men, women, and gays alike. We all still hear the same comments on online dating, it’s not safe because we really wouldn’t know who the person is at the other end of the computer until we see them and spend time with them.

But we do see them, and we do spend time with them even if it is electronic. One general safety tip is that we should take things slowly. Never jump at the first email, expressing excitement to meet up. Take time to exchange emails, chat and video chat, even phone calls before deciding to either meet up or have a relationship.

If the person you are communicating with online is adamant early on in knowing intimate information about you, such as your address or place of work, gently inform them that you are not ready to give those out. Don’t pretend it is not an issue on his/her trustworthiness because it is. If this person is worth your time, s/he’ll understand that trust is built gradually.

Lastly, tell your friends about this guy/girl. It is better that other people you trust and who love you know what you’re up to than keeping it secret.

By: Rhonda Ray

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Are you considering posting an online dating profile and are you looking for some advice on whether you should or not? There are many pros cons of online dating that you should know and you need to remember that even with conventional dating there are many pros and cons. Here is what to know about online dating.

Pros

1. You can screen each potential date before ever meeting them in person. This will save you from having to spend your precious time on them and if they are not right for you, then you will know it in a hurry without ever meeting them face to face.

2. You can be talking to many potential dates at one time and narrowing the field down to a couple that are very possible for you. This is great because it gives you more options and allows you the chance to really get to know someone before you date them.

3. It is much cheaper than dating in person. You could spend hundreds each week going out on dates and dating sites are only about $20 a month. This is great because you can get to know your dates before you spend the big bucks on them.

Cons

1. You have to be careful. Never meet in person the same night you meet online. Never allow the conversation to take a sexual nature online. Never meet at a home or private place. Always take a friend if you do not feel comfortable and meet in a setting where there are other people around.

2. It can be discouraging when you run into someone who has lied to you and you find out. Some people are ashamed of themselves and will lie to you online. They actually think it will not be a big deal once you meet in person either.

By: Benjamin Robert Ehinger

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So you have registered on to an online dating site. Now you’re stuck – you have to write your profile and your grey cells are turning and turning but no bright ideas are coming up! How to start? What to write? What to include and what not to? Plenty of doubts and you haven’t even begun writing the first word.

Why are you writing your profile?

Tackling your profile on an online dating site is very challenging. The foremost is to be clear about the purpose of writing your profile. Let’s see:

• For fun and pleasure: that’s not a good reason and chances are you’ll end up with a boring profile – anyone in the mood for a nap?

• To lure a potential date: Now that a good reason – you want to present yourself in concise and precise fashion to a potential date. You want to attract a potential visitor without screaming out your attributes from the rooftop!

• To catch a potential suitor for marriage: Definitely the wrong reason to pen down your profile. An online dating site is not the means to hook a potential bridegroom folks!

How to write a good profile: Taking the bull by the horns!

In this case taking the pen to shape a masterful profile! When you have decided to bite the bullet and go in for online dating, don’t be embarrassed and pour your heart and soul into engineering the perfect profile for yourself.

Be you! Just be frank and honest

We don’t mean totally honest about irrelevant details. You don’t need to mention hiding the paint brush of a classmate in kindergarten! That stuff your date doesn’t need to know in your profile. Just start writing by talking about yourself – your likes, dislikes, beliefs and feelings! Don’t be pretentious and cloud yourself in flowery terms to intimidate a potential date!

Unique and stunning you

Ever heard of the phrase – one of a kind or one in a billion? That’s it folks – in the second part of your profile just write conversationally about what is so unique about you? What makes you tick? What makes you different from the rest of population? Describe your desires, ambitions and attitudes. Don’t hold back and be shy – if you are beautiful with an hour glass figure, write about it. If you are a Greek God, write about it.

Embrace your reader (only figuratively)

Be sure to talk to your reader on a personal level. Write about your hobbies and activities in an enjoyable fashion unraveling your personality inch by inch. Keep the readers anticipated with bated breath as they walk with you through your experiences and feel that they know you well.

Visual catch

Yes, the most important part of your profile has to be your photograph. Pasting your photo in your profile will do the trick on every online dating site. But please, paste a good photo which shows off your physical attributes nicely – don’t select and paste a photo which shows you in bedraggled clothes with disheveled hair. This is a visual world and people only pursue what they see. Hire a professional photographer if need be. Step on it folks and be sure to snap the right picture to be posted under your profile on online dating sites.

These tips could help you to write a killer profile. But be sure, to keep two to three personal profiles at hand. Don’t keep sticking the same profile on every online dating website.

By: Alan Lim

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Over the years, technology has impacted the way things are done in every aspect of life, including dating. There was once a time when a person automatically knew what to expect from dating, there was a script, so to speak. Guy met girl; guy asked girl on a date; guy asked girl for her phone number; guy called girl with date and time and so forth; guy transported girl; guy took girl on a classy, modest date; guy brought girl home at a respectable time; and if he was lucky, he earned the privilege to repeat the process.

Nowadays, dating has evolved so much that one never knows what to expect from an outing. Not only has dating changed, but so have the methods of meeting prospective dates. Not so long ago, most people were limited to prospects within the same area code, if not the same block. In the days of gadgets and gizmos, this no longer holds true. Invention of the internet has opened up a whole new line of dating opportunities.

Through use of the Internet, it has become possible to instantly connect with people across state, across country, and even on the other side of the world. Where one was once limited by geography, it is now possible to date someone as far away as the computer will take you.

There are advantages and disadvantages to pursuing a relationship with a person you have not met face to face and depending on what you’re most interested in when it comes to a partner, the pros have the potential to far outweigh the cons.

Having tried online dating, and succeeded I might add, I am the first to tell you that dating across the boxes is in no way easy. There was a time when I actively sought a partner online, but before long it grew tiresome and I found that it was no better than meeting someone on the streets. Actually, finding someone online was more difficult. It wasn’t until after I stopped looking for a mate that I found one.

In order to be successful at finding a mate online, an individual has to know themselves fully. You have to know exactly what you like, what you dislike, things you are willing to negotiate on, and things you consider absolute. This is true when pursuing any relationship, but even more so when using a medium that provides you access to such a wide populace. If you decide to search for a mate using an online dating service, as many millions have, you are required to give exact traits of the person you feel is best suited for you. You have to choose an eye color, hair color, build; you have to enter your preferences on age, education level, financial stability, and those are just the physical traits. You are also expected to know the exact character traits will best compliment you; you are provided with a list of qualities and are asked to indicate which ones are most important to you. Many of these sites ask you to see things in black and white and do not allow any overlapping. For instance, you may be asked to choose between funny and charming, without being able to choose them both. If you are at all like me, you like to have it all- you want them both! Once again, you have to know yourself well enough to come to a decision on which one is more important, or to decide that you’re not willing to accept one without the other.

When attempting to date online, more important than knowing yourself is being able to “read” other people. The net is cluttered with people who are liars, or simply can not admit the truth about themselves, or worse are psychopaths. Before you agree to meet or date someone, you need to be able to sort through the bunk folks use to get over on you and get to the truth. You need to be able to know that others won’t automatically share your ideals. For instance, attractive could mean “my mom tells me I look nice, but women steer clear of me because I look like I’ve been on an island for the past six months.” Don’t think for a minute that you are safe because you’ve seen pictures; if a person is willing to lie to you to impress you, they aren’t likely to have any inhibitions about sending you a picture they’ve spruced up in Photoshop.

Another part of knowing yourself is being able to accurately (and truthfully) describe yourself to others. If you are looking to have a serious relationship with someone, whether you met online or at the grocery store, honesty is a must. If you are a full-sized, single mother with three children, don’t tell someone you are practically a virgin and send them a picture from your pre-pregnancy days. I guarantee you that even if that person finds you attractive in the beginning; they will undoubtedly discard you down the road- not because you are a size fourteen with mouths to feed, but because you were untruthful and did not allow them to choose for themselves.

Having met several suitable men by means of the internet, I believe it is safe to say that online dating works. If you are willing to be patient and put effort into the long, arduous process, it will eventually pay off. The biggest advantage to online dating is the ability to interview and get to know an abundance of candidates in a short amount of time. It usually doesn’t take long to know which ones are keepers and which ones should be tossed out on their ears. And with online dating, the chemistry created between two people is based more on the internal than the superficial. When it’s all said and done, we all want to be loved for who we are, not for what others see.

By: Valorie Jay

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Always make sure that the pictures you place in your profile are ones that show who you really are, not something that you are not. To do this, you will first want to get together a whole group of pictures and decide what they can offer to your profile. Here are some picture qualities to look for.

• The picture should show you happy or at least in a good mood.

• The best pictures for a profile should show you doing things that you enjoy.

• Good pictures are those that show you with friends and family, having fun.

• Pictures of you do not have to be full body but they should be natural, not really posed pictures unless they are enhancing to you.

• Natural pictures allow others to see who you really are rather than what you look like posed.

There are plenty of things to think about when it comes to pictures for your profile but you should not get overwhelmed by it. Do not focus on what you look like and if your hair is perfect. Remember, natural pictures are the most ideal choices.

You should choose pictures that show you doing things that you enjoy too. If you like to hike, why not include a couple of pictures of you and your friends hiking? If you like work in an office, you can show a picture of you taken at work, as long as you are happy at work. The pictures that you place in your profile can be added in many ways. Always include those that are clear and are well done and not ones that are hard to see as this will just confuse those that are trying to look at them. Make sure that the picture at the front is the very best one of you.

Picture Warnings

Pictures are another first impression element again. With that said, you already should be taking a second look at your profile’s pictures. They should show you being true to yourself, not posing doing something you hate to do.

• The picture should not provide any negativity in them as these will not enhance your profile or draw others to you.

• Keep sad circumstances out of the pictures that you put up.

• Do include some pictures of you alone rather than just of you and friends. If you always include a friend, the person reading your profile may think you just do not have enough time for them in your very business, friend dominated life.

• Embarrassing pictures should not be included in your profile.

• Keep the sexy poses out of your profile too. You do not want to give the wrong impression. Believe it or not, this will push people away from you!

By: Brian I Park

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