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Establishing Online Dating Relationships: Safety First
Online dating can be fun. But dont neglect safety and common sense when you try to hook up with a mate. At minimum, take caution in the following areas.
Protect Your Computer
Take care of your equipment and systems before you head out into the Internet realm. You need to have a firewall and anti-virus protection for your email and for when you search websites and interact online. At the bare minimum, you may want these two solutions that are offered at no charge to home computer users (i.e. not for commercial use):
Free Firewall Download: ZoneAlarm www.zonelabs.com
Free Anti-Virus Download: AVG Anti-Virus www.grisoft.com
Protect Yourself
Take care of yourself, too, by choosing appropriate dating sites. Seek and choose a reputable online dating service. How? Begin by asking around with friends, neighbors, co-workers and others you may know who have tried online dating, and see which places they recommend. In addition, search online dating services and keep a notebook of their URLs or website links, the fees, rules and regulations, complete contact information of each and any other useful information that spikes your interest. Then compare each place. Try only those places where you feel safe. Avoid the others.
So take care. Arm your computer and yourself- with the correct tools and knowledge!
This really cant be stressed enough. It is very important to make sure you are not exposed to the wierdos out their
There are two services you can use to check out your date before you actually meet. One provides limited information and is free, the other is more thorough and has an annual fee.
Try and get your dates first and last name, go into your local county personal real-estate “lookup” system. If he/she owns his home, you can find out where he/she lives and if there is anyone else listed on the mortgage note…like a spouse. The service is free. If he/she has told you a fib, it might show up here.
The other is a background check service that provides much more information like your potential dates address (both personal and business), their occupation, any criminal records along with their marital status. You do have to pay for the service, under $40 for an annual subscription…well worth the cost for your piece of mind! You can find the link to this service on my website. Even with this added background information, you will still need to use your common sense and your intuition while on the date – so keep safe!