Safety First in establishing Online Dating Relationships
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Fun can be gotten by us when online dating. But remember to not neglect safety and common sense when you try to hook up with a mate. At minimum, take caution in the following areas.
You should protect your Computer
Before you hea’d out into the Internet realm, you must take care of your equipment and systems . In this case you need to have anti-virus protection and a firewall for your email and for when you search websites and interact online. At the bare minimum, you may want these two solutions that are offered at no charge to home computer users (i.e. not for commercial use):
Fre’e Firewall Downloa’d: ZoneAlarm www.zonelabs.com
Fre’e Anti-Virus Downloa’d: AVG Anti-Virus www.grisoft.com
Remember you protect yourself also.
Take care of yourself, too, by choosing appropriate dating sites. Seek and choose a reputable online dating service. How? Begin by asking around with frien’ds, neighbors, co-workers and others you may know who have tried online dating, and see which places they recommend. In a’ddition, search “online dating services” and keep a notebook of their URLs or website links, the fees, rules
and regulations, complete contact information of each and any other useful information that spikes your interest. Then compare each place. Try only those places where you feel safe. Avoid the others.
So take care. Arm your computer – and yourself- with the correct tools and knowledge!