The golden rules of online dating

Online dating

has exploded in popularity in recent years. As our lives get more chaotic and eventful, and the Internet has become more popular, it is always easier to meet new people online rather than a super market. Online Dating makes meeting and identifying with similar people who share your interests easier, they are more likely to correspond to the profile of the person you are looking for before the first contact. Chances are, that the type of connection you require is very realistic, and many long-term relationships and marriages have began by online dating services, not to mention casual relationships, if you prefer that kind of thing.

The chances are they are plenty of potential dates there waiting for you, but there are some important rules that you need to know and follow in your quest for your perfect online date.

Read to learn the golden rules of online dating - 5 essential rules to find the perfect online dating!

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Rule # 1: Play it safe

Online dating

is a great way to meet new potential interests, love and the kind of people you want to learn more about, but at the same time, there are risks, like most things in life. Before you decide to join an online dating website, there are some precautions to take note of.

First, make sure your computer is properly protected. Download an antivirus software, a firewall and make sure you have protection against malware installed. There’s plenty of free versions of all those applications available to help you stay safe. With these applications in place you’ll have a much lower risk of unpleasant surprises downloaded to your computer when you begin your search for online dating sites and exchanging emails with potential dates.

When you reach the point of interaction with other people online, do not give out unnecessary personal information. Nobody online needs your address, information about your work, know your full name and other information of this kind. You can give access your personal information, if you actually meet a person and are then confident you feel they are normal and trustworthy. Before that date, to protect your personal data and to focus on the type of exchange like light hearted banter to help you decide if you want more.

For men, be very cautious of people that express an unusual interest about marriage from the beginning that become apparent in their interactions. Also those that demand gifts from you, or money. If you start to feel pressurised. Back out of this type of interaction and consider the possibility of a new online dating service or move on to the next potential date. Dating should be fun and free of any sort of pressure and if you follow the golden rules, it is.

For women, don’t let anyone make you feel any kind of undesirable pressure whatsoever about things that do not meet your requirements, and only meet in a place that you feel comfortable with to talk. The first time you meet someone online, make sure you meet while in the middle of the day, and only in a public place until you feel comfortable with someone you trust. For the first two dates offline, organise, call a friend immediately after meeting, so you have someone looking after you.

Keep these considerations in mind, a good amount of exercising caution and common sense, and you can find the online dating experience safe and wonderful.

Rule # 2: Carefully choose the right site for you

Online dating

has grown massively in recent years, and the number of options in online dating sites is enormous. To get in touch with the kind of people are right for you, it is important to start by finding the kind of online dating site that suits what your looking for.

There are a number of questions for you to consider that will help you make the right decision.

A. How much do you need to spend?
There are both free and paid online dating services, and prices vary on sites that offer different features. In general, free sites are far from ideal, because you far less protected by the site administrators, and a greater number of “unsavory types” use them. However POF is a good one from experience. If money is a real problem and you feel the need to use available free sites, you must remember the precautions in “Rule 1″.

What are the features that you want to access?
Paid sites offer different features, such as chat, instant messaging, advanced profile search, and so on, and you’ll be able to access different functions for different prices. Compare sites to give you an idea about getting the best value for money, and look for features that you are interested in using.

Would you prefer to use a dating site that is specific to people with certain interests and / or religion?
There are a number of websites. Among certain groups of interests and passions, and the various religions. If individual interests and / or religion is very important to you, you might consider online dating services of this type.

What levels of privacy and security do you want?
Some online dating sites allow you to hide your profile. Some online dating sites allow you to restrict your information such as your profile picture so only yourself can see it. Some sites also complete background checks of its members, family status verification, age, etc.. Decide how much you want to restrict and select a site accordingly.

Friends who recommend their friends, family and colleagues.
If you know someone who is a veteran of online dating, there’s nothing better than to hear a first-hand experience. So you can find out any indication of the quality of services of specific sites and user experiences shared. Another method is to google that website first and see if theres user complaints or reviews about the dating website.

Rule # 3: Write a great profile, with a large photo.

Once you find the dating site that best suits you, it is time to start. The first thing to do is to write a good profile, with a large picture of yourself. In the world of online dating profile, it is your introduction and first impression what counts. Make sure it reflects what you are and what you are looking for in a date.

Think about what matters most to you. Be honest. Describe things you like and what you don’t. On a date with someone who does not like the things you like, you may find you’ve wasted precious time and may not get along. Talk about the things that are most important to you right at the start, so you appear the kind of person you described you were is correct from the beginning.

Try to get your personality across. Imagine you are writing for the first time to someone you have met in real life, and say what you want to say – this is your chance to avoid the pitfalls and make sure to say exactly what you really want.

Find a nice picture of yourself that reflects your personality best. Your photo counts first, no-one wants a blind date. You are much more likely to recieve messages if you have an up to date clear profile picture. Pick a good one which stands out.

Rule 4: Take your time

Now you’re all set and ready to begin your search for potential dates, do not forget that this is not a race or a competition. No point in haste. Sit back and slowly start to casually surf through your online dating site of choice.

No need to take risks, you can expect to see a profile that you are really interested and you find yourself thinking, “Wow, this person seems nice!”. You have all the time in the world. So take it easy.

Rule # 5: honesty, honesty, honesty

If you find someone who you like, and you want to know more about them, remember sincerity and honesty is important. This means that you do not unintentionally mislead the other person, and do not be afraid to be clear about who you are as a person.

Do not overestimate or underestimate the things about them, or brag about things or exaggerate about, things such as salaries, status, age, etc.. No healthy relationship has never been based on anything other than full honesty. You need to be truthful to the other person from the very beginning. Compliance with this rule is so easy. Just be yourself.

Do not be afraid to be clear about the things that are important to you. This is one of the many benefits to find a partner online – the ability to break the ice easily, without fear. Online dating can save time and headaches.

Be open and honest, use a good profile picture of yourself and you’ll always have a great time, much quicker. Just be careful and wary of other users who are not what you are looking for.

Conclusion

Once you’ve started talking with potential dates, keep the golden rules in the forefront of your mind. Remember to always play it safe and protected while talking to people and organising meets. Take your time and do not rush into real life meetings. If you decide to meet someone for a date, take your time and be careful, do not rush into a new relationship. Continue to be honest, to listen carefully and be clear about the things that are important to you.

Follow these golden rules of online dating and the perfect partner is just around the corner!

I was scammed for £3,500 by a guy I met from match.com he goes by the name of tony Charles brown, 51yrs old widowed no family… He’s allegedly Danish/American. Says he’s gr long beach California… He allegedly imports goods then asks got money.. Even though he’s lost his bank cards he can’t get any money transferred to the uk from the US so asks for your money even though he claims to be very wealthy & full of empty promises… Run a mile if he contacts you!!’

Is this another scam site? Anyone had experience of Wifebanger?

Met Andrew Balder on match. Claimed to be a successful geologist living in UK Kent and plan to retire in 2 years. He was bidding for a big contract to work in my country and had to work in Nigeria for 3 weeks before getting the big contract.
On the night of his sub contract trip to Nigerian, he texted me with an emergency to get him a laptop.
Upon arriving Nigeria , he kept pestering for monetary help to pay for high duty taxes for his equipments.
I knew it was a scam once he asked for money . A respectable business man as he claimed should not be asking someone he has not met for money. He got nothing from me !
Name- Andrew Balder
Age – 50
Widower with 8 year old daughter
email – andrewbalder@yahoo.com
Tel – +447937179298
Nigerian number – +2347055195906

Be careful ladies.

Is this dating website legit?

Many fake profiles, full of scammers waiting for you. Plenty of bad reviews on this website.

Is this website worth joining? Any existing reviews?

Is Social Sex a scam?

Are these the same company/site?

socialsex.com, socialsex.org, socialsex.biz

I joined an online dating site called flirtbox.com. I was soon contacted by a member – fakesman21 – who asked me to communicate with her on a site called Flirt2014.com. I stupidly replied to this fakesman21 message and saw her profile as MiraBlue on YourBuddy24.com. It was a more comprehensive profile. Stupidly, I created my own profile (deckomac414) in order to chat with her. I was given 50 coins credit to chat to her, and very soon, my credit ran out. In my last message to her, I was about to – but did not – give her my private email. She is now hassling me and will not leave me alone. It is my own fault for engaging with her in the first place. I tried to close my account on YourBuddy24.com but despite following the steps advised on their site, it did not work. I sent a message to Support asking them to close my account – it was ignored. I do not want to be on their horrible site, and I do not want to be pestered by MiraBlue. I’m not paying to buy coins as credit, I do not trust them. People like these are very cruel, preying on someone’s loneliness. I want this hassle to end, I want my YourBuddy24 account closed.

www.uksexmeet.com is another scam web site as when you fill in your details these are not transposed on to your profile were there are additional fields which were never included in the original questionnaire.
You pay to send messages on this site.

I suspect that the photos have been lifted from elsewhere and the people responding to messages have no relation to the pictures, names or location. I would like to know how this works. Do they work from home or a central call centre and how are they paid? They avoid answering questions.

Anastasia date
Despite having (a fraudulent) “anti scam” policy, this site is full of professional daters/chatters. Their standard response to complaints is to ban the user for very dubious infringements of their terms of service. No customer = no complaint! Anastasia are better at swamping the internet and you tube with fake anti scam videos because so many of their customers have made internet posts about the giant scam business.
How it works:
Anastasia sub contract to (mafia run) agencies in Ukraine which can be proved to offer rewards to girls to communicate. The pro daters fleece the men for everything they have and get extra rewards for enticing a date to Ukraine. Then if found out, claim no interest anymore. Anastasia hide behind plausible deniability, that relationships don’t work out and the men just have sour grapes. Considering over 94% of the women on this site are not genuine and just chat for money this site is a giant fraud. I was scammed out of $15000. Avoid!

Love2hookup.
Complete scam no other words to describe it.
Needs to be reported to Police.

I met Rachel MacLynn so called Vida Consultancy sometime in February, and as I live abroad and have no knowledge of England, I was a very easy target. I am overweight in my late 30s, single since forever, and when I arrived for a month in London I visited a few matchmaking agencies. Rachel bluntly lied to my face, that she has plenty of men who would be interested in me. Since February, I have not been introduced to a single person. Rachel also suggested I pay cash, so I avoid 20% VAT, I gave her the cash, now I am terrified thinking if I have committed the crime by not paying VAT? Rachel uses very smooth selling technique, and she appears very sweet, but only once you join you realize what she did to you. I went to see Gray & Farrar before Rachel, and when I mentioned my visit to Rachel, she slugged them off arrogantly saying “they represent geriatric population of London”. I also visited Seventy Thirty, and I found out from Rachel how she worked there as she slugged them off too, saying how she had to leave as she disagreed with how they run the business! Naively, I paid Rachel and my miserable and humiliating journey started. Few weeks ago I was back in London, and I went to see Seventy Thirty again. Rachel made me believe how she has high standards, and I was left under the impression that she worked for the agency few months. To my horror, she worked for Seventy Thirty for over 4 ½ years while “disagreeing how the business was run”! I also discovered that she was a sales girl, nothing to do with matchmaking, and prior to that, she was a recruitment agent, another sales job. However, she told me and it is on her website how she first worked as business psychologist and how she has 8 years experience in matchmaking before she started her agency – basically replicating Seventy Thirty . Now I know it is all a big fantasy, and a big ***. Hopefully Gray & Farrar and Seventy Thirty will sue her for slander. I personally don’t need Rachel to take me for coffees and to continue with manipulation. Refund would be good, but then I paid her cash so she would argue I don’t have a proof of payment! I have copied all the text from the other victims of Rachel’s scam, and I have posted the link to all my social media, and asked my friends to share it everywhere. If you read this Rachel, just be aware the hurt and humiliation you cause to innocent people. You should have applied your psychology degree in a more useful field; in Asia matchmakers hardly have high school, many are illiterate, and I can see Gray & Farrar don’t advertise psychology degrees, which tells me you really don’t need one

Hi I’ve recently been putting up a few personal ads on Craigslist. Every time I do, I’ve been contacted via email by some beautiful women. However the catch is these women are not real, they are scammers impersonating these women. After a few emails (always templated, with photo attachments that get raunchier with each email, they ask you to visit a ‘verification’ website. These are fake dating websites set up to entice you into giving out your credit card details. They vary in name but the ones I came across are profilehookups and nsasafedating. Luckily I havnt been gullible enough to fall into the trap, although I’m sure many have otherwise surely they wouldn’t bother wasting their time with these scams.

I have my own way of dealing with the scammers, I waste their time by pretending to be someone called Brad Pitt. The funniest thing is they still communicate with you, I then once we’ve sent a few emails, ask THEM to verify themselves at http:Brad.Pitt@huntthescammers.org.

I usually still get replies completely ignoring what I’ve said (again they use templates, they don’t have much intellect, they have simply purchased software to scam money) and after I finally tell them I’m an independent fraud deterrent who’s located their IP and reported them to the authorities, well you never hear from them again!! Haha I’m sure the majority of people are aware of these scammers, I would love to actually be able to track them down and introduce myself as the person they’ve been contacting, video it, YouTube it, any ideas??