In our modern World thank to the countless opportunities given by the internet, single people can now meet other single people and start to get acquinted with each other online. Is that type of dating even safe? In this article I am going to talk about the ups and downs of online dating.
Online dating is certainly have become very popular in the last decade in all ages. There is a lot of things to consider, when it comes to online dating. Just to name a few. Is the website trustworthy? Who is on the other side? Are we really talking to the person, who we see on the profile picture? Are they looking for a long term relationship or just a one night stand? I am sure, that there are more questions to be answered, but these are the most important ones.
I wouldn't say this type of dating is 100% safe. Even the success stories can be made up that's available on the site for you to read. However, I am pretty sure, that you can name at least one person amongst your friends, who at least tried online dating or it is maybe you.
Who is it for and why do you even think about going online to meet someone?
It is basically for everybody, who wants to try to start a relationship this way. You may ask the following questions: Are these people low in confidance? Are they shy to approach a girl or a boy face to face? Do they find hard to start a conversation? Even though, these questions sound sensible, this is not necessarily the case. They might simply just want to try it out and the selection of single people is way more, than down the club or whatever place it may be. Not to mention the convenience and the opportunity to contact more, than one person. More on this later...
What are the signs, that show we are talking to a person, who can be our possible future dating partner?
Apart from being personable on the profile picture and the good quality of the introduction page, the conversation can tell a lot about the other half. If they make the effort to reply to you in a meaningful, well composed, grammatically correct letter, that is already a good sign. It means, that they are serious about to get to know people and thinking long term, but it should appear in their introduction anyway.
How can we be sure, that we are talking to the person, who we see on the profile picture?
We cannot be sure of course. Unfortunately it is one of the down side of online dating. It can be anybody on the other side. Even, if the profile looks genuine and the conversation is nice, it still can be very dangerous, because we can easily end up talking to a romance scammer. The best way to make sure, that we are safe is to ask them to swap contact details such as email address, phone number and suitable platform for video call. If they are willing to do that, we are on a good path.
Can we be deeply affected by a person during online dating?
Absolutely! I mean it is very easy to believe, that you finally found somebody, who is interested in you and you can be deeply affected, especially if the conversation goes beyond friendly.
Talking more, than one people at the same time.
It is possible and a lot of people do that. However I personally think it is not a very good idea. Let's say you have built up a certain level of trust and after a while you get to the point, when you finally meet in person and everything goes well, at least you feel, that it was fun and you are more, than ready for a second date. So you agree to arrange the next date, however you don't know if your dating partner are going to meet with other people or they already met and that date was actually better, than yours. You can be very dissapointed after all your effort you put in to meet up and have a nice date, if they say sorry you are not the one. It can happen, but you have to count that in.
I think its not safe 😅