Thousands of people have dated successfully online. However online dating sites are far from dating heavens. There is a touch of hell that you must know about. Sad but true it is not a perfect world.

1. There are people who submit profiles that are a bunch of lies. They hide facts and present an illusion that is very far from the truth. When you select a profile for a date try and discover the “actual” person beneath the layers.

2. Scamsters abound, extremely charming and friendly there are online daters who will charm details of your bank accounts out of you and poof the next day you will find your accounts wiped out. Never reveal important information over the net or personally unless you know for certain that x, y, or z is trustworthy.

3. Sadly the net is an open book and a person can easily find out your address and so on. Unscrupulous men and women can use the net and land up on your doorstep endangering you and your family. Always use the e-mail facility provided by the site or an anonymous account. Never use personal e-mail accounts or e-mails belonging to the place of work.

4. Spammers use online dating sites to flood people with spam mail. Never reveal contact information just because the anonymous dater asked sweetly.

5. Stalkers, rapists, and murders can easily use the anonymity provided by online sites to find their next victim. Be wise follow safety rules and listen to your gut instincts.

6. Often a dater will ask you to meet him or her alone. Never agree, always meet in a public place and in a foursome. Take a cell phone with you and arrange for someone to call during the date to check if you are really safe and that it is a real date and not a disaster.

7. People lie about their profession, age, weight, whether they have children and so on. But these lies cannot sustain and the truth will emerge soon. So, never believe everything people say on a site.

8. Online dating sites are even used by cons and drug dealers. The sites do have security measures in place but have no way of verifying everything. So don’t jump into a relationship in a hurry. Keep it friendly and casual until you know for certain that the person you find attractive in just an ordinary person like you.

9. The handsome hulk or buxom blond may be just a celluloid image and the real person may look quite different and ordinary. So, never choose a person just on what they look like in the photo presented along with the profile. Look for substance.

10. There are many who are just there for a one-night stand or fling. They use the sites as a playing field. Be alert these types generally betray themselves by inconsistent behaviors.

Don’t let the above turn you away from dating. Read them and be wise know how to shift the pearls from the pebbles. Thousands of men and women have dated successfully using online sites. Don’t let the dangers scare you away.

Andrew Bermam is a freelance writer for http://www.1888Dating.com , the premier Online Dating Service website to find online dating including topics on dating news, feature dating stories, dating chat, dating tips and more. He also freelances for the premier Web Portal site http://www.Fafoo.com

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