Online dating can be fun. But don’t overlook safety and good sense when you try to hook up with a match. At minimum, take care in the following areas.
- Protect Your Computer
Take care of your equipment and systems before you head out into the Internet realm. You need to have a firewall and anti-virus protection for your email and for when you search websites and interact online. At the bare minimum, you may want these two solutions that are offered at no charge to home computer users (not for commercial use):
Free Firewall Download: ZoneAlarm
Free Anti-Virus Download: AVG Anti-Virus - Protect Yourself
Take care of yourself, as well, by selecting suitable dating sites. Look for and pick out a reputable online dating service. How? Start with asking around your friends, neighbors, co-workers and others you know who have tried online dating, and consider the sites they recommend. Additionally, search "online dating services" and keep a notebook of their URLs or website links, the fees, rules and regulations, complete contact information of each and any other useful information that spikes your interest. Then compare each site. Try only those sites where you feel safe. Keep off the others.
So take care. Arm your computer - and yourself - with the proper tools and knowledge!
A good online dating site to start with might be FriendFinder.
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