Internet dating etiquette
Being single isn’t easy. With busier schedules, many are opting to get a partner from advertisements and the internet.
Being single isn’t easy. With busier schedules, many are opting to get a partner from advertisements and the internet. While online dating has its advantages, over time this has been corrupted by many disadvantages. You need to be sharper.
Start slow. First decide on want you want from online dating sites: marriage, long-term partner, fling, friends, fun? Read profiles of different dating websites before joining.
Decide whether you want to pay or prefer free ads. Watch out for someone who is too good to be true. Lookout for odd behaviour. Trust your instincts and if anything makes you uncomfortable, walk away.
Guard your anonymity. Don’t reveal your identity or any other identifying information on the net.
As you reveal your data selectively, know that the person at the other end is doing the same. Exercise caution and common sense.
Don’t fall in love at the click of a mouse. Don’t become prematurely intimate with someone online.
Request for a photo before meeting the person. It will give you a good idea of the person’s appearance, which will be helpful in achieving a gut feeling about them. In fact, it’s best to view several images of this person in a variety of settings: casual, formal, indoors, outdoors. If he or she comes up with an excuse of not sending the photos, it may be because they have something to hide.
Before meeting someone, tell your friends and relatives where you are going.
If you don’t feel he is the right one, don’t be rude.
After the meeting, send a note stressing the unpredictability of chemistry, rather than their faults. So write “Thanks for your company, but I felt we were different in structure†rather than, “Thanks for your company, but you’re too fat/bald/poor/materialistic for me.â€
A little courtesy goes a long way.
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Start slow. First decide on want you want from online dating sites: marriage, long-term partner, fling, friends, fun? Read profiles of different dating websites before joining.
Decide whether you want to pay or prefer free ads. Watch out for someone who is too good to be true. Lookout for odd behaviour. Trust your instincts and if anything makes you uncomfortable, walk away.
Guard your anonymity. Don’t reveal your identity or any other identifying information on the net.
As you reveal your data selectively, know that the person at the other end is doing the same. Exercise caution and common sense.
Don’t fall in love at the click of a mouse. Don’t become prematurely intimate with someone online.
Request for a photo before meeting the person. It will give you a good idea of the person’s appearance, which will be helpful in achieving a gut feeling about them. In fact, it’s best to view several images of this person in a variety of settings: casual, formal, indoors, outdoors. If he or she comes up with an excuse of not sending the photos, it may be because they have something to hide.
Before meeting someone, tell your friends and relatives where you are going.
If you don’t feel he is the right one, don’t be rude.
After the meeting, send a note stressing the unpredictability of chemistry, rather than their faults. So write “Thanks for your company, but I felt we were different in structure†rather than, “Thanks for your company, but you’re too fat/bald/poor/materialistic for me.â€
A little courtesy goes a long way.
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