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What you need to know to avoid online dating dangers

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: “There are people that will use it to take advantage of unsuspecting women," said a Valley dating coach.

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kalshnicovdude - 7/18/2009 7:14 PM
VeteransAbroad,so uh are you a woman or Abroad?

VeteransAbroad - 7/17/2009 1:44 AM
Men are generally more loyal to those women who seemed to show love-at-first-sight as well. First, by the way, the spies-at-the-next-table routine is perfectly OK because a smart man will assume that is going on and he will be ultra-friendly with the people at the surrounding tables as a result. There is also nothing wrong with a woman arriving with a friend and the friend staying if the woman is not interested and wants her to stay. In fact, a man is going to like a woman better who does not expect him to feed her right away. :-) My best dates began in a public place that was big enough for us to hold hands and go for a walk. An example would be a beach boardwalk or river or lake promenade. Yes, women will hold hands with a man within minutes after meeting in person if they are attracted and non-paranoid. In both the US and other countries, I have found that the best, most trusting relationships have started with such a romantic love-at-first-sight type notion. And by going for a walk before dinner (or doing a round of bowling or roller skating), a man can avoid a $50 dinner bill for someone who isn't a good fit. Roller skating and ice skating are great, btw, because you can hold hands as if trying to stablize each other. Shelling out dinner money before holding hands should definitely NOT be a requirement in anyone's head. If you don't see yourself sleeping with or marrying the woman, you don't need to take her to anything more than a diner if you feel you have to dine together. It is not as if she is going to go on a website to rate you as a date for others with comments on how much you spent and what kind of tip you left. At least not yet. The technology is there for people to do just that. Another problem with giving a woman you haven't met your real last name is that, when she turns out to be unattractive or mentally unappealing and you never call for a 2nd date, she might be able to take revenge by rating you as a bad date online somewher

VeteransAbroad - 7/17/2009 1:12 AM
This article is typical anti-male propaganda. Note ABC's opinion that the men of Arizona are "creepy". This attitude is also what got the vicious IMBRA law passed that forces US men to be background checked against their will and the will of foreign women who openly say they don't want US govt interference in their dating procedures. I have no problem giving my business card to a woman who stands before me in real life and seems mentally balanced. I have every problem unilaterally giving out personal information to a female stranger online so she can abuse my trust by digging into places I did not ask her to do before she even meets me in person. 1) A pyscho religious father once almost put a restraining order on me because his 20 year old daughter wanted to make out with me in my car after the 2nd date. He was horrified that I was 30. This would be funny except having my real last name made it so such a bogus restraining order still could have ruined my life or caused me to be rejected by someone else who checked the records that a tyrannical technology advance make easy for everyone to find. 2) A gorgeous 21 year old proudly told me she was dating me because her friend at a bank had verified that I made a good salary. I wanted to call the police then and there. So guys: just say no or give a common last name. Look at the gorgeous unparanoid young woman at the beginning of the above video. There are plenty of gorgeous women like her whom you can date. Why settle for one of the nastier people who said they would blackmail a guy into being background checked to within an inch of his life or she won't go out with him? It's not as if these "older and wiser safety advocates" have that much choice of men either. Many are clearly those whom many men wouldn't give a first date to not to mention a second date. Some clearly don't want guys their own age to be able to lie about their age and cheat on them with young women like in the beginning of the video.

ASUgal - 7/16/2009 10:44 AM
And theres crazy people in office and on television but everyone believes everything they say to be true. Who can you really trust these days? No one.

DbaKKssux - 7/16/2009 9:15 AM
Our friends daughter does this. In fact when she meets someone she insists they meet in person in a public place and I have gone along to sit a few tables away with her father. We have a sign that she rubs her ear if everything is ok and she will run her fingers through her hair if she is leaving soon because the guy is weird. Nothing is perfect but it makes her father feel better and I guess its the best way. My daughter met her fiance the old fashion way.

kalshnicovdude - 7/16/2009 2:40 AM
I met my wife the old fashioned way.I sexually harassed her at work,then on our first date I broke her nose.Later I told her,since I broke your nose,I guess Ill have to marry you.True story.She said yes after a surprise visit to the jewlry store,and we never looked back!Im guessing I might not meet their criteria for "eligible men" Jenna,But I do love my wife.Lots of people do this internet stuff,but I think safety,and other things like distance and lies make it more trouble than its worth.When you meet someone in person,you can see if they are "cute" from the git go.Looks do not last,true love is forever.

JennaS - 7/15/2009 2:57 PM
I met a number of cute guys on PassionSearch.com and had no problems. Guess they're good at screening for eligible men.




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