Top Ten Online Dating Tips
Top ten online dating advice
Face it, online dating isn’t easy. But it can also be fun and exciting! To help you out, here are our top 10 online dating tips. Check them out!
Figure out what you want
If you don’t know what you really want or need, then it will take you just that much longer to find it. Be honest with yourself about what kind of relationship you’d prefer to be involved in, to save yourself (and others) time and trouble.
Be Honest
While discretion is recommended, lying is not, so be honest when you post your profile and photos.(1) Watch out for someone who seems too good to be true. The person at the other end may not be who or what he or she says.Trust your instincts.
Write a great profile
What you say about yourself speaks volumes. Keep it light and friendly, and avoid anything negative sounding. Never include your last name, email address, home address, phone number, place of work or any other identifying information in your member profile or initial messages.(2)
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Request a photo
And don’t forget to post your own. It’s a proven fact that you’ll receive twelve times as many responses when you do. Photos will give you an idea of someone’s appearance, which may prove helpful in realizing that ‘gut feeling.’ It’s best to view several images of someone in various settings: casual, formal, indoor and outdoors.
Chat on the phone
Before you decide to meet, a phone call can reveal much about a person’s communication and social skills. Only give your phone number when you feel completely comfortable.
Meet when YOU are ready
The beauty of meeting and relating online is that you can collect information gradually, later choosing whether to pursue the relationship in the offline world. You never are obligated to meet anyone, regardless of your level of online intimacy.(3)
Watch for red flags
Pay attention to displays of anger, intense frustration or attempts to pressure or control you.(4) Acting in a passive-aggressive manner, making demeaning or disrespectful comments or any physically inappropriate behavior are all red flags.
Meet in a safe place
When you choose to meet in ‘real life’, always tell someone you know where you are going and when you will return. Leave your date’s name and telephone number with your friend. Rather than have your date to pick you up at home, provide your own transportation, and meet in a public (crowded) place, and when the date is over, leave on your own as well.
Take extra caution outside your area
If you are flying in from another city, arrange for your own car and hotel room.(4) Do not disclose the name of your hotel and never allow your date to make the arrangements for you. If it doesn’t work out, you’ll have a place to go back to.
Never do anything you feel unsure about
If you are in any way afraid of your date, use your best judgment to diffuse the situation and get out of there. But then again, you never know, the stars may all line up perfectly, and you’ll find you’ve met your soul mate. You certainly wouldn’t be the first — lots of happy couples have met online. Hopefully, we can add you to the list.
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