I know that in our busy world more and more of us turn to online dating as a viable way to meet potential new dating partners. With that being said, we should also address how to date online safely, and how to avoid some of those red flags. When meeting people in a face to face environment we get many more clues and signals than when we do online. So, we should pay attention to what is being said or not said in email. Here are a few suggestions that are worth taking a look at.

Listen, I mean really listen to them. What are they saying? Does it make sense? A huge red flag is if someone’s past time line doesn’t make sense or if it just doesn’t add up. Now, it is unlikely your going to meet a doctor who has ten years of experience at age 25. Look for this. Are they talking too much about their ex? If they are constantly talking about their ex, on some level they are still invested with their ex. Stay away. Do they have a criminal history? You may not want to date someone that committed manslaughter no matter how compelling his reason for it was.

Get a current photo. Make sure you post one. We all gain/lose weight, and hair. Be honest. If you expect someone else to be honest, make sure you are. You may need to ask if this picture current. In fact ask for more than one photo. I know we all shouldn’t be superficial like that, but you definitely want to know what your signing up for

Meet soon. Meet in a public place, meet that person there. Do not leave with them, leave your form of transportation, or any other means of travel that you have. Meet soon to avoid developing large amounts of emotional intimacy before seeing the total picture. This perspective partner may have twitches, poor personal habits, poor eating habits, may cuss like a sailor…. You get the idea. Once again make sure you know what the person is all about.

Don’t rush into a relationship. Take your time, when we are in “love” we also need to keep the brain engaged. Sometimes the person who turn us on the most, offer the least in terms of a potential relationship. You do not need to get married, go steady, date exclusively after the first date. Wait.

You may want to look into checking into the person’s background. Get their full name, where they work, and their home phone number. You can do something simple like verify that the person lives at the phone number they have given you. If the phone number they have given you is to a Mr. and Mrs. look for this. It is a simple check, you can do for free.

The main thing is make sure your being safe when you chose to date online. You do not know the other person, and you do not have the normal signals that you would if you were dating someone face to face. Be careful, honestly people will do these things, just as you would. Do not waste your time on relationships that are built out of dishonestly, or misinformation. Your time is worth too much to you do to anything otherwise.

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Of those 10,000 online dating service profiles, no more than a dozen captured my attention enough to make the first move. I’m sure that you want to get lots of responses to your online dating service advertisement, or else why would you bother joining a site, and paying a small fee to meet new people? If that is the case, then make sure you avoid the following three mistakes at all costs:

Dating Advice Point 1. “I’m the One Your Mother Warned You About”

This is, from my research anyway, the most overused sentence in an opening line for online dating service profiles. True, it’s the generic choice of some of the larger sites (such as Lavalife or True) – if your profile is awaiting approval, this tag line may show up while waiting for the a-okay. To avoid this, come up with something a bit more original and unique. Bu what if you aren’t sure what that may be? Well, it’s not hard to take a look at your competition in the online dating service field, so why not do a quick search and see what everyone else is doing? Reading other people’s description of themselves may just get your creative juices flowing. At the very least, it’ll show you what everyone else is saying about themselves – and what key phrases and words you should therefore avoid in turn.

Dating Advice Point 2. “I Might Be the One you’re Looking For”

This may be the case. However, by using this combination of words anywhere in your online dating service profile, you aren’t telling me, or any other potential suitor, anything new.

What this line does say to someone checking you out is that the online dating service profiler didn’t do a lot of thinking about how they wanted to present themselves. Tell people what gets your eyes twinkling or what REALLY gets you up in the morning – and don’t say it’s your alarm clock, either. Now is the time to let your passions really shine through.

Dating Advice Point 3. Glaring Spelling or Grammatical Mistakes

This tip may seem childish, or trite – but it’s of the utmost importance. While chatting with someone online, you may have some fast typing or spelling mistakes that a potential suitor may find annoying. But until you get to that stage with someone, NO ONE should know that you’ve got dyslexia, or just can’t spell worth beans.

It shows a lot to a potential suitor while they peruse the online dating services that someone has taken the time to spell check their document. Hell, get a friend to read over it for you if need be in case you’ve missed something important. But if you cannot take the time to write something legible, most people perusing the online dating service websites will assume you won’t have time to bother doing other, more important small tasks. And when you only have a couple of seconds to make that first impression before someone clicks on another person – every single details counts.

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