Online dating can lead to off-line friendship, love and even marriage. Exchanging written correspondence is a great way to build loving, trusting relationships. However, you could expose yourself to the risk of physical harm if you proceed without caution. You wouldn't give a stranger on the street your name, address and telephone number. Don't do it on-line! Protect yourself with the following common sense guidelines, and enjoy the start of what might become a very beautiful friendship.
Remain Anonymous
Don't give anyone online your real e-mail address, last name, phone number, address or place of work during your early correspondence. Stop communicating with anyone who tries to pressure you into giving this information. Check with your ISP server and make sure that your Online Profile does not give out more personal information than you are comfortable with.
Use e-mail redirection services - Listed below are free e-mail providers and forwarding services. Use these services to keep your main e-mail address anonymous.
- AtlinkCommunications - free email forward service and link service.
- Bigfoot - free e-mail forwarding and a huge selection of premium services, like filtering,
spam-blocking, and auto-responders.
- Email4Life - free email forwarding and free pop3.
- Hotmail - free web-based e-mail.
- MailZone - free internet e-mail service
- NetAddress - lifetime e-mail address and free e-mail
- NetForward - totally free email service that incorporates mail forwarding technologies.
- RocketMail - free Web-based, globally accessible email service.
Don't make this mistake when using online personal ads! Many people use multiple signature lines for personal and business e-mail correspondence which include phone numbers and addresses. Don't accidentally send strangers your personal information by including a 'personal' signature line in your e-mails to them.
Nicknames - Call yourself 'Pretty Woman' and see how many men try to drag you into their private virtual hot-tub! Protect yourself against unwanted advances and use a gender-neutral nickname in chat rooms, discussion groups and on message boards.
CheckMate1.com
CheckMate is the original online background service designed especially for dating singles. CheckMate empowers you with the background resources needed to check the credibility of someone with whom you are considering a relationship. As we enter the age of sophisticated dating services we can now have some level of comfort in our dates compatibility. Unfortunately this does nothing to tell you their past. A smart man once said, "The most effective way to predict what a person will do in the future is to know what they have done in the past."
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