Safety and CyberDating - a Guide

hesitant telling people how we met, but now its kind of unique."

Tammy hasn't found such success in on-line relationships. She's met and dated about a dozen guys over the last two years on the Internet. She's been very careful about safety before meeting any of the men, but hasn't yet experienced a long-lasting relationship come from any of these dates.

"Most [of the men] are immature or lie when they tell me about themselves. It's hard to date someone you can't trust." For every John and Rachel, there are a hundred Tammy's.

In today's society, the Internet is becoming a common medium in which to meet new people. How can you make "cyberdating" a safer and more rewarding experience?

Protect Your Identity

Most people would not tell their name, phone number, address, and other personal information to a complete stranger. Yet many people naively reveal these details to strangers online. In a large chatroom, you may be giving your personal information to hundreds of onlookers. Sharing this information in a private chat is no safer; you're simply giving it to one person you don't know.

Protecting your identity is the best move you can make when chatting online. If you decide to take chatting one step further and call someone on the phone, use caller ID blocking. Reverse phone number lookups are easy online and making certain the person you talk to is trustworthy is the first step to remaining safe.

Don't Believe Everything You Read

The second rule of meeting people on the Internet is actually just plain common sense: if something looks too good to be true, generally it is! Do not believe everything people tell you about themselves. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people online who lie about themselves. They may

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