June 26, 2006 17:35 - Christian Dating Services and Online Safety!
When joining an online Christian dating service the personalinformation that you choose to disclose is meant for publicviewing, your financial information however is not.First: be positive that the site is secure.Before providing your bank or credit card information... (Read Article)
June 27, 2006 20:10 - Online Dating Friend or Nigerian Style Scammer?
We've all received those emails, the ones from the poor soul in Nigeria or other third world country, that has access to a large sum of money but because of the law your help is requested to get it out of the country. All that you need do is send some money to help move things along. Oh and just to make sure things go smoothly send along your bank routing number and your account number.Those emails are so obviously a scam that most folks delete them immediately, what is not so obvious is when the scams play out under the guise of romance.
It starts out innocently enough, you get an email or a wink from a member of your favorite online dating site, then there are the emails, the professions of love at first sight and then after a bit the requests for financial help.
I love you and I jsut can't wait to meet you, if you could help me out and send air-fare?
My house is going to be foreclosed if I don't come up with money, please help?
The country I'm working in has a lousy banking system, can you help cash my paychecks?
Well you get the idea.
Don't be mis-led by the term Nigerian scam, these low lifes could be living in any town, in any state or province in any country.
If you really want to know what to look for, there is a Yahoo group called romancescams that provides all the information that you will need, from folks that have been tricked. Since this group posts the screen names and pictures of scammers it is a great place to check out anyone that you meet online!
Visit romancesams here! Warning don't sign up for individual emails, this group generates several hundred emails a day!
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June 28, 2006 21:50 - Online Dating? Got any idea what your looking for?
The biggest complaint that I hear from online daters, is that the keep meeting the wrong people!After reading their profile and a few minutes of conversation, it becomes obvious that they have no idea what kind of person they are looking for.
That's like going to a restaurant and telling the wait person to give you what they believe is the best thing on the menu!!
If you're going to spend your time and money with an online dating service, take a little time and figure out what type of person you would like to meet!
Once you have the right person in mind write your profile accordingly
For some folks it is easier if they first set down, remember back to past relationships and list the traits that they liked and those that they disliked;
Turn the dislikes or negatives around to there opposite postive traits.
Then and only then write the "ideal person" part of your profile, listing only the positive traits that you are looking for.
The "about me" section of your profile should also be written to attract the type of person that you are looking for!
For example if you are a woman looking for a man that likes the outdoors and enjoys sports, don't for goodness write in your profile that you are
a home body that enjoys knitting, cooking and house cleaning!
Learn more about writing a good profile here! Christian Dating Service....
June 30, 2006 00:56 - Get real with your profile! Or is honesty the best policy.
An online dating profile is basically an advertisement for and about you!When a business displays an advertisement it is meant to attract customers to the goods services offered by that particular company or service provider.
The business world is subject to several laws requiring honesty and truth in advertising.
Fortunately for many members of online dating sites, those same laws don't apply to personal dating profiles.
The top three complaints most often expressed in online dating forums are:
The real person was not even close to what was described in their profile.
The person was ten years older than what the appeared to be in their profile picture or that they looked completely different than the professional photograph posted.
The liberal use of the 'a little extra padding' description, being used to describe anything from ten pounds to two hundred pounds over weight.
Truth is always the best policy. If you have met someone on a dating site and at the first meeting they discover that you have completely miss represented your self, what are the chances of it turning into a good long term relationship?
So, keep your profile honest and real!
1. Post only recent photographs preferably dressed and groomed as you normally appear.
2. Be realistic with the body type description. If like many of us to many hours in front of a computer has increased your waist size by several inches, you may have passed the extra padding category and slipped into the ample bracket.
3. If oldies music and comfortable clothes is your thing, then don't signed like you want to join the country music, tight fitting jeans crowd.
4. One of my female friends wanted me to include this thing for the guys, about hair, if you're bald but that little bit of hair above your ears is brown; just say that you're bald!
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