Internet dating Safe or Dangerous?

i don't think so i think this is not a problem and i think this is very good why you say safe or dangerous ?i think i can not get danger online hehe

Really depends on the person you are dating with. But from chatting you can most of the time predict his personality if you are wise. It just pretty scare me when they meet online because you never know. So just be careful for all online daters

I definitely think it's a real problem. It happens all the time. It's really not hard to create this entirely different identity and use it to fool one or hundreds of people. I know someone who did a lot of online dating and she always got ones that were complete liars and complete opposites of what they claimed to be.

i think its ind a bit dangerous becuase who really don't know the person you dating online, a person that is online sometime fraud thier profile for them to meet people online. so i guess its a real problem, but its up to you if you were to get serious on this online dating thing.

No I think it is a real problem. If it wasn't then special police and detective task forces would not have been in place, especially children are extremely vulnerable and naive. Just last month on all the major news channels two or three men got sentenced 27 years for planning to rape a girl luring her in on the INTERNET

I've had like 50 different online relationships, and only one of them was fake... : So I think it's safe... Since I did call most of them...

Well - here's something that might help ... http://www.nysconsumer.gov/pressreleases/2007/feb082007.htm It is a list of do's & don't's on dating sites. It also explains what to look for if you are about to be scammed.

It can be dangerous for those that are not very mature. it would depend on the age and maturity of the person. it is very dangerous for kids, but for adults they can usually tell if a person is lying. Also adults are more cautious.

i would personally never date anyone through an "internet dating" website.. i think that their jsut wonderful places for people with negative motives to gather.. however as ive met some of the people that ive come into communication with through random sites.. people are i think generally good.. but i think that there are certain guidelines that someone should follow before interacting live with a person theyve met online.. things like, not sharing too much personal information (ie: home address or workplace address) before meeting as well as having a friend with you for at least the first couple meetings and making sure your in a public place... the thing is, beyond that if you feel comfortable with a person.. its no different than spending more time with someone you had originally met in person.

i think it safe... but always becarefull.

welll it can be both because... you must have trust in the poepl that u talk to on the internet.. and i mean people tht u meet in a chat room or somthin like that u must be totally safe because the people nowsadays.. ugh.. its hard to trust anyone.

i think its ind a bit dangerous becuase who really don't know the person you dating online, a person that is online sometime fraud thier profile for them to meet people online. so i guess its a real problem, but its up to you if you were to get serious on this online dating thing.

I feel that is is no more dangerous then face to face. Each of them have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of the internet you can chat to them regular and get to know them better before meeting them but, the main disadvantage is that you are not 100% sure who you are talking to. The advantage of face to face is you can actually see who they are and study there body language but how well do you really know them. feelings can be hidded. The main thing about dating in general is to trust your inner feelings and just be careful. Unfortunately there are alot of very sick people out there in the big wide world. My advice to anyone is to be very careful. Meet in cafe's and crowded areas untill you know them better.

i don't know i never would be into that sort of thing meeting people online but i did end up marrying a guy i met on myspace...hehehehe! that was completely out of both our characters!

i think it is a real problem, and people should be very cautious

This isn't necessarily a con story, but at my old job we worked overnight hours. Got slow, we'd sit around the computer and look at the dating websites(match), we always saw someone we knew from work on there. We'd laugh about it, make the time go by lol. So, I was looking the other day, it'd been a long while since looking at the site, and I saw my ex on there(who'd also worked at the same place we all did). The thing was, he posted a picture of himself that was kinda blurry, but I remember seeing it-it was from when he was like 18 & much thinner(he's 36 now). He commented that he pretty much looked the same, except the hair was different, guess he didn't realize he packed on quite a few pounds-even since we broke up lol. I never laughed so hard. So then I pictured it, if some gal actually met with him(real dorky looking picture too), her reaction upon actually seeing him. If that was me, I'd call him a pathetic liar to his face and leave. I'd say that's the biggest cons people do on those sites, not accurately describing themselves or showing pictures that are sooo ridiculously not them.

I hv found it safe. Nevertheless, one has to be cautious. Man is a social animal and so finds it difficult to live without family and friends too. Sometimes, such moments come in person’s life that he needs friends desperately. Such moments are very common who r computer savvy and spend most of their time on the internet. Sometimes they start feeling lonely. They wish to have friends on the net with whom they could share their experiences or many other things. Some may like to develop the Web Friendship further also. Such personal needs can be met by visiting the following websites. Surf on them with a caution too to see how helpful these prove to be to you. http://www.datingmadeeasy.info/ http://www.date.com/?trackid=000000024712&keyword=index_page http://www.edatingcentral.com/ http://www.lavalife.com/guest/welcome.act?context=anrr&a=15851 http://promotions.personals.yahoo.com/general http://www.datingsoftware.org/ http://www.passion.com http://www.aewebworks.com/ http://www.cuteflame.com/ http://www.idatingonline.com/ http://www.mybestdate.co.uk/ http://www.123-online-dating.com/ http://www.dating-online.us/ http://www.datingsupercenter.com/ http://www.dateandbeyond.com/ http://www.people-services.net/ Please visit the above pages to find friends. I hope, that should do it for you. On the above sites, you will find the link of finding friend in your local area also.

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I can say from personal experience that it can work. I met my man on yahoo chat a few years ago. We met up 2 years after we "met" online..So we definately took it slow. He's the best thing that has ever happened to me. So it can work -- just be careful!

I met my boyfriend from an online website. But we brought our relationship to reality. I think that's the crucial point. If you met your SO from an online site, but your relationship remains 'online', I suggest you might want to move on. Had a friend who had an online r/s with this girl for like 3 years, decided he was so done with it, and moved on eventually. :)