Can You Really Meet Your Dream Guy Online Safely?
Yes, you can meet someone special online. You just have to be careful. You can be safe while doing it. It is the easiest and fastest way to meet many potential dream mates. You can meet your true love online if you follow these guidelines.
Just like in real life, there are a lot of weirdos on the internet. A nice guy can turn into Mr. Crotch Grabber, Mr. Photo Shopper, or Mr. Is Your Daughter Home? You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince, and there are a lot of frogs out there. There are some great girls and some scary girls online, just like the ones you meet in person. There are more nice people out there than bad ones, though, so give people a chance. With some time you will find out if they are a good match for you or not.
How can you increase your chances of meeting someone great online? Realize that it is a numbers game. There is something for everyone.
The more people you meet, the faster you will find your true love. Create a MySpace and a
Facebook and one or two dating profiles. There are free dating sites and paid ones that cost less than a night on the town. Investing some time in your online profile means you are investing in your love life.
Get some profiles up. Keep your description short and fun. Put up the best picture that you can, and yes, you must have a picture posted in today's internet world. No photo means no mail, period.
After you get some emails and make contact with someone you like, take it slow. You have to put the time in to uncover both good and bad people, just like in real life. Do not rush it. Let time work its magic. Really get to know one another before you talk on the phone or give out your address.
A fake guy or girl will disappear after two
or three emails when you do not hand over your personal information and make plans to meet right away. Do not give out your address or phone number for at least two or three weeks, or even months! Weirdos and flakes have a way of weeding themselves out and exposing themselves. Use time as your ally. Do not rush your contacts on the internet.
Watch out for red flags. People writing emails will let their guard down and spill a lot of big secrets fast. Pay attention to the Blamer, The Whiner, The Always Sick, The Angry, and The Ones who tell you all about what they want but never ask how you are in return.
You might not get the intimacy of a real face to face conversation online, but in return you get the anonymity that makes a lot of people spill everything in emails. Pay attention to the details.
Do not hesitate to cut off contact with a fast and polite "gotta go" when you uncover someone strange. Remember, there is someone for everyone. Even those weirdos will find their true love. You are not obligated to commit any more time to them trying to be nice once you figure out they are not for you.
Check out all their connections. Make sure their MySpace and Facebook match, and all the
details are the same on any dating profiles they have. Google them and google all of their email addresses and any information you have. Don't go overboard, but do look. Consider paying for a background check on anyone you have doubts about. Good guys will have information that matches. Bad guys will not. Red flags and your intuition are warnings that you need to pay attention to. This is the same thing you should do when meeting someone new, in person. The internet has given us a lot of opportunities to find each other, but it has also given us lots of ways to lie and cheat. Do not be too trusting. Guard your heart, your privacy, and your information.
If you follow these guidelines and give it a few months, you will have met a lot of nice people online. If you have not met the right one, change your profile a bit, have someone give you feedback, and try again with a different site or two. Remember, your true love is out there, waiting for you to hit that Send button. Don't keep them waiting for too long!
Kerry Gray, the Love Doctor
Just like in real life, there are a lot of weirdos on the internet. A nice guy can turn into Mr. Crotch Grabber, Mr. Photo Shopper, or Mr. Is Your Daughter Home? You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince, and there are a lot of frogs out there. There are some great girls and some scary girls online, just like the ones you meet in person. There are more nice people out there than bad ones, though, so give people a chance. With some time you will find out if they are a good match for you or not.
How can you increase your chances of meeting someone great online? Realize that it is a numbers game. There is something for everyone.
The more people you meet, the faster you will find your true love. Create a MySpace and a
Facebook and one or two dating profiles. There are free dating sites and paid ones that cost less than a night on the town. Investing some time in your online profile means you are investing in your love life.
Get some profiles up. Keep your description short and fun. Put up the best picture that you can, and yes, you must have a picture posted in today's internet world. No photo means no mail, period.
After you get some emails and make contact with someone you like, take it slow. You have to put the time in to uncover both good and bad people, just like in real life. Do not rush it. Let time work its magic. Really get to know one another before you talk on the phone or give out your address.
A fake guy or girl will disappear after two
or three emails when you do not hand over your personal information and make plans to meet right away. Do not give out your address or phone number for at least two or three weeks, or even months! Weirdos and flakes have a way of weeding themselves out and exposing themselves. Use time as your ally. Do not rush your contacts on the internet.
Watch out for red flags. People writing emails will let their guard down and spill a lot of big secrets fast. Pay attention to the Blamer, The Whiner, The Always Sick, The Angry, and The Ones who tell you all about what they want but never ask how you are in return.
You might not get the intimacy of a real face to face conversation online, but in return you get the anonymity that makes a lot of people spill everything in emails. Pay attention to the details.
Do not hesitate to cut off contact with a fast and polite "gotta go" when you uncover someone strange. Remember, there is someone for everyone. Even those weirdos will find their true love. You are not obligated to commit any more time to them trying to be nice once you figure out they are not for you.
Check out all their connections. Make sure their MySpace and Facebook match, and all the
details are the same on any dating profiles they have. Google them and google all of their email addresses and any information you have. Don't go overboard, but do look. Consider paying for a background check on anyone you have doubts about. Good guys will have information that matches. Bad guys will not. Red flags and your intuition are warnings that you need to pay attention to. This is the same thing you should do when meeting someone new, in person. The internet has given us a lot of opportunities to find each other, but it has also given us lots of ways to lie and cheat. Do not be too trusting. Guard your heart, your privacy, and your information.
If you follow these guidelines and give it a few months, you will have met a lot of nice people online. If you have not met the right one, change your profile a bit, have someone give you feedback, and try again with a different site or two. Remember, your true love is out there, waiting for you to hit that Send button. Don't keep them waiting for too long!
Kerry Gray, the Love Doctor
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