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There are people who use online dating sites as well as various other places to get personal information and use it for identity theft.
While the chance of this happening is minimal you can avoid the inconvenience of it happening to you by keeping all your personal information private.
If you are contacting one another by email it is best to get a specific email address for that purpose so you can keep that part of you life separate from your business and personal information.
Google.com has a very good email service called gmail that can be found at the following link http://gmail.google.com and the reason this service is recommended is because you can save all your correspondence and that will allow you to search back through your emails to find information about the person that you might need to recall.
Never give anyone your home address until you are completely comfortable to do so as you might decide after a while that you would like to end the relationship and it is a lot easier if they don’t know where you live as they could be the type of person who could start harassing you when the relationship ends.
If you are talking via phone you can use your cell phone and if there are any problems it will be easier to get a new number.
Until you are sure you want the person to know more about you it is also good to keep your place of employment to yourself and if you feel any pressure to reveal this information just tell them that you prefer to wait until you are a little further into your relationship. If they can’t accept that then you have cause to be concerned. You should never feel pressured into doing anything that you aren’t comfortable with.
Host Andrea Syrtash shares helpful tips to allow you to create profiles that will stand out — from picking the picture, to building a great your profile.
Things a little quiet on the dating front? Maybe you’re looking for love with all the wrong adverbs. Take a little time to soup up your profile and those dates will start a’rolling in.
You Will Need
* Time to think
* A little creativity
* A good picture of yourself
Step 1: Choose username
Choose a username that references a film, song, or movie star. One survey found that they get the most hits. The biggest turnoff? Usernames that brag about body parts.
Step 2: Use clever headline
Come up with a clever headline. “Real Life Romeo Ready to Woo-Woo His Juliet” is more eye-catching than “Relationship Wanted.”
Step 3: Choose hobbies
Carefully choose which hobbies to include in your profile—and which to leave out.
Step 4: List desirable professions
If you’re a guy and a doctor, lawyer, soldier, or firefighter, say so—women find those professions very “desirable.”
Tip: If you’re a woman, don’t be afraid to mention that you’re still in school—whether it’s for cosmology or cosmetology—men like “students.”
Step 5: Fudge a little
Fudge a little. Men who admit they’re just looking for a casual relationship get far fewer responses, while women who claim the same thing actually get more. We’re just saying.
Step 6: Describe body if nice
If can get away with it, describe yourself as “chiseled” or “toned”—research shows you’ll get more responses than if you use the words “stocky” or “voluptuous.”
Tip : Take physical descriptions with a grain of salt. Studies show that most men lie about their height, and most women lie about their weight.
Step 7: State salary if large
Guys, if you make a lot of money, say so. It can make up for a lot of shortcomings, if you catch our drift.
Step 8: Be creative with likes & dislikes
Be specific and creative about your likes and dislikes. Who doesn’t love traveling and going to restaurants?
Step 9: Choose a flattering photo
Last but not least, choose a flattering photo of yourself to accompany your profile. But make sure it’s current; dated photographs are dishonest, and dishonesty is an automatic turnoff.
Fact
One survey found that 30% of people registered with online dating sites were already married!