Any tips on online dating ?

tip: don't

If your "friend" decides she just HAS to try it, do an online virtual meeting style date first. It seems that they are safe, and she would not have to spend any money.

If your "friend" decides to date in person, tell her to always tell someone where she is going and with whom, and if possible, to send them a photo of her date.

If your "friend" goes on an online date in person, tell her to meet in a very public location, during the day when there are people around, and tell her to bring her own car, and NEVER get into the date's car.

Tell your "friend" to keep an eagle eye out for "red flags" on a dinner date...such as the date insisting he has to share dessert with her and then insisting on ordering what he wants...not what she wants.

Tell your "friend" NEVER to go back to her place or his place until she has known the new person for a very long time.

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Some suggestions:

1. Pick a dating site that is consistent with what you are looking for. I was looking for a relationship, not a hookup, so I was on Match.com and OK Cupid and steered clear of sites like Tinder. Match.com is better at getting you access to more local people, but you learn less about them from their profiles. OK Cupid has people from all over the country and world -- its up to you to set the screen for people whose profiles are for you -- but I found there were relatively few in my local area. But OK Cupid, will potentially give you tons more information about its members from the questions they answer, which feeds into an algorithm designed to at least give you first cut at how well you are compatible with someone else.

2. If you are serious, don't waste your time with the people who are not. People with free subscriptions to dating sites tend not to be as committed to the process.

3. When I was dating, I preferred to meet people sooner, rather than later, because sometimes in person the chemistry is just not there. That isn't an option now, at least in some parts of the country. There is a great article in the today's NYTimes, titled "How Coronavirus is Changing the Dating Game for the Better". It is written by the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com. You can find it at https://nyti.ms/2W8vPem, but you may have to have a subscription to access it.

4. Finally, if you have been out of the dating game a long time, you might want to read "Wired for Dating: How Understanding Neurobiology and Attachment Style Can Help You Find Your Ideal Mate" It give insight as to what makes people -- including you -- tick as you enter and pursue the dating process. The idea is to help people avoid making the same relationship mistakes over and over.

Hope some of this is helpful.

Similar Worlds. This way, you can always see them naked before it’s too late. 😄

Always ask for their credit card info on your first internet date.

There are a lot scammers.

Never actually attempted it myself, but for whatever it's worth, a woman I know who has dated that way exclusively her entire adult life always says that you have to use a paywalled site if you want anyone remotely serious, and that the free sites are full of nothing but people looking for a quick fuck.

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Don't

Yea - dont'

Yes, be yourself, never trust anything they tell you, without verification, ask for voice/face verification, over an online mechanism, not using your own phone, don't disclose any personal details, and one Covid-19 is over (whatever that means for you), meet first at a public place, something like a coffee shop. If anything looks off (they don't look. like their profile pic, or any other details are off), you're out only the price of a coffee. And, stay clear of any princes who want to deposit money in your bank account. Also, be suspicious of those who cannot have you at their place, because "the place is messy".

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Here's some tips that everyone seems to forget, if you have a profile don't post pictures of your family or pets or pictures of you holding grandkids, a few pictures of you and a brief description and your interest.

If you were a dude i'd tell ya Run far away from it... but bein female is gonna be much easier

Be v e r y cautious and make sure he isn't married.

Don’t.

Buy a good vibrator.......and stay close to ur pc.

I don't know, but this might be helpful.

https://verilymag.com/2019/01/is-it-possible-to-date-online-intentionally-yes-2019

If your friend is male, then he should stay away from online dating and approach women in real life.

Go with your gut instinct.
Then divide by seven.

Always ask if they have facebook to make sure their online dating name is their actual name.

I know Im your friend... and

I know that I want to know too..

;)

I'm thinking "online" and "dating" is a contradiction in terms.

Be careful.. trust ..is not for online dating

Just smile.
You will win them over. 😉

You gotta kiss a lot of frogs....

😳 proceed with caution!

Yea dont

The obvious, I suppose; be very careful. Use reputable sites. Don’t rush into anything, don’t let anyone rush you or make demands. I do know a few people for whom it out worked well, but they’re in the minority.

Just get to know people, see if you click and take it from there. I don't like stuff like Tinder because it's more just looks based. For me, I don't like traditional dating, I like to get to know someone as friends and see where it goes from there.

All of my online dating started through games and social communities. So much better to connect to people by doing something, rather than trying to use actual dating sites.

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