March 23, 2007, Newsletter Issue #161: Being Safe In An Online Relationship

Tip of the Week

When you’re forming an online relationship, it’s important to make sure you stay safe until you get to know someone well enough. By just practicing a few easy steps, you’ll find that the online relationship can be just as safe as getting to know a date through any other means.

1. Get to know your date before you meet. Talk on the phone first. Although emails are convenient and easy, a much better way to gauge a person’s intentions is by talking to him or her on the phone.
2. Meet where there’s a lot of foot traffic. When you do decide to set up that first date, some safe places to go are restaurants in a well-populated area, a popular coffeehouse, or a museum.
3. Don’t give up too much personal information. It’s fine to get to know someone and ask questions, but save your home address and place of work for a time when you know your date a little better than an initial email chat.
4. Trust your instinct. If something feels amiss about a situation or you don’t feel comfortable meeting your date at a particular place, cancel the meeting or schedule it at a place you do feel comfortable at. Dating, whether it’s via an online relationship or not, should be fun and safe experience.

About LifeTips

Now one of the top on-line publishers in the world, LifeTips offers tips to millions of monthly visitors. Our mission mission is to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Expert writers earn dough for what they know. And exclusive sponsors in each niche topic help us make-it-all happen.

Exclusive Sponsor

Searching for the right one is no easy task. At Chemistry.com we believe that successful relationships require that special spark between two people. Based upon years of research by Dr. Helen Fisher - a renowned cultural anthropologist, sex and brain researcher, and Chemistry.com's Chief Scientific Advisor - Chemistry believes that this spark most often occurs between people with complementary personalities and genetic make-ups. Our users' responses to our in-depth personality analysis allows our system to determine who are the best matches for each person in their geographic area. We hope that the information that we have provided for you here on LifeTips has been helpful to you and thank you for your continued interest in our content. Please come to our website, http://chemistry.com, to take the next step in your relationship search. Stop searching for love.... start finding it!!!