Online dating can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it is important to exercise common sense and good judgment. The rules for online safety are the same as those for offline safety. Don't reveal your workplace to a stranger, only use the tools provided by the dating service, and don't give out your internet service provider's email address. When the time comes for your first face-to-face meeting, do so in a public place and during daylight hours. Bring a friend or arrange for one to call you on your cell phone shortly after the scheduled meeting. Remember, you are in control and don't let anyone pressure you to reveal more personal information than you are comfortable with.
For women of all ages, online dating can be a fun and rewarding experience. Maintaining your safety while doing so is simply a matter of exercising common sense and good judgment. The rules for online safety are the same as those for offline safety.
You wouldn't give your name, address, and phone number to a stranger you met in a bar or on the street, so don't do it online. Take precautions. Before you give out any information that could lead him or others to you, get to know this man who could turn out to be Prince Charming. Don't reveal your workplace to a stranger. Assume you work as a legal secretary (if that's what you do) for a mid-sized law firm, not Brown, Smith, and Jones Attorneys-at-law. It's fine to tell him where you live, but you shouldn't get too specific until you've been chatting and exchanging emails for a while.
Only use the tools provided by the dating service to which you belong. Most websites include chat and private email. Do not give out your internet service provider's email address. If you must provide an email address, use a free service like Hotmail or Yahoo. Anyone willing to go to the trouble can find your internet service provider's address.
When the time comes for your first face-to-face meeting, do so in a public place and during daylight hours. Bring a friend or arrange for one to call you on your cell phone shortly after the scheduled meeting.
Remember...you ARE in control, so don't let anyone put you under pressure to reveal more personal information than you are comfortable with.
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