| Online Dating: Log on for a Cyber Date! |
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| Written by Deborrah Cooper | ||||||
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Are there murderous psychopaths roaming the Information Superhighway? I admit that there are some VERY strange people with computer access. Who hasn't gotten an IM or Email describing in graphic detail the exotic sexual pleasures that will be bestowed upon your body if only you reply? But hey, there are kooks at the corner store, at the job, one floor down in your apartment building, at every nightclub and
party in the country!Take the same safety precautions and use the same good common sense you would when meeting people off-line, exactly as you would in any other unfamiliar situation. Make arrangements to rendezvous briefly to check each other out face to face. Nothing beats looking someone in the eye as they speak. Talking on the phone is another hurdle which must be cleared. I'd say that if you've chatted online for awhile and feel comfortable with the honesty and level of knowledge you've gained about an individual, then give it a shot! Logging Off The Internet is a tool, but not a magic wand. Key to success in both online and off-line relationships is the courage to be yourself and the willingness for both parties to honestly communicate who and what they are.
The high-speed communications of the ‘Net provide the means for a relationship to go from first Email, mad love and heart-wrenching disappointment in a matter of weeks.
But hey, isn't it better to have logged on and lost, than never to have logged on at all?
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