A Guide to Dating

Mates 2 Dates Guide to Dating

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You know, online dating on the internet is generally extremely safe, especially friendly and great fun! We are committed to ensuring that it stays that way. It is safe dating because it is distance dating - simple. You do not come into contact with others initially and this may well provide you with a comfort factor that also allows you to pace yourself and be rightly choosey.

Online Dating can be romantic, fun & exciting, but naturally it pays to be sensible.

If possible though, you should try and follow a few basic online safe dating principles before deciding to pass over personal contact information to a relative stranger or arrange to meet them. It`s all too easy to get a little carried away when viewing personal ads, so please take things slowly and take a rain check every now and again. These tips are here to help you. They may appear to be obvious, but we personally think that if you try to follow them, that they can only help you in ensuring that you have happy online dating experiences. You never know..... Mr. or Miss Right may be just around the corner!!

• Always trust your instinct, after all it has got you this far in life already.
• Take your time and view plenty of personal ads first.
• Don`t take everything at face value.
• Ask lots of questions when chatting. (If this is a Guy, Ladies, this is your first Challenge)!
• Ensure that you feel comfortable at all times whoever you are chatting with.
• If someone is abusive to you, block them straight away.
• Don`t provide any personal details including your home or work address to anyone you have not met and are not comfortable with!
• Before agreeing to a date, check that you know as much as possible about them.
• Don`t allow yourself to be talked into anything, whatsoever! You are the one in charge, so please remember that!

Also Please consider the following:

• Take your time to get to know someone. Don`t be rushed into a date!
• A patient person will be happy to wait until you are ready to meet with them!
• Make sure you see plenty of photos if possible of the person you make friends with!
• Chat on the phone for a while before arranging a date, get to know each other and be comfortable with one and other!
• Always meet in a public place that is well known and convenient to you!
• If too many personal questions are being asked, be wary and only give away so much!
• Always tell a friend where you are going, when you are going, at what time and who you are meeting!
• If possible phone your friend during the date to confirm all is fine, or ask them to telephone you!

And perhaps You should consider these points too:

• Always carry a Mobile phone on a date
• Don`t arrange to spend all day together on your first date or 2, you may just want to meet up for a Coffee or a spot of Lunch.
• Lunchtimes are good for dating, convenient, and they have a time limit, so if you wanted to leave, it won`t get awkward.
• If you feel uncomfortable at any stage during your date, as long as you are in a Public place, (Recommended) Ring for a Taxi, or nip to the Toilet and telephone a friend to `accidently` turn up at the place!
• Always make your own travel arrangements on a date initially
• Do not accept a lift home on the first date or tell them your address
• It is strongly not adviseable to spend the first night together
• If travelling far, organize your own accommodation and confirm it
• Ensure you have as much information about your date as possible
• Keep your first date to a time limit so that you have an "exit" point
• Don`t feel you owe it to someone to meet them, if you don`t fancy it, then don`t go!

When we think of safe dating by sets of rules like this it can all get pretty silly and scary but the fact is that we are introducing ourselves to strangers without the company of friends. It will always be a wise choice to have a friend close by even if they are sitting at a nearby table. But whatever you decide is best for you, keep your wits about you and enjoy your date !! Above All.... Remember to use your Common Sense!

We Must point out that online dating and dating agencies as a whole are very safe ways of dating. However, there are no guarantees that a person is not going to pose a danger wherever you meet them. Online dating is no exception. Therefore, all members should simply apply the common sense and safety precautions that would be reasonable in any given situation.