The Relationship Tip

If you want to see what makes many singles leery about even attempting online dating Elizabeth Ann Persimmons has Exhibit A

Robert Siciliano, Single Minded Women:

However, in our never ending quest to Find Mr. Right, the one under-discussed, over looked and “it can’t happen to me” aspect of being on the dating scene is your personal security, and that of your children.

In fact, online dating is one way pedophiles find their next victims (through unsuspecting single mothers looking for love and perhaps a male role model for their children).

This is a topic most avoid and few embrace. The very idea of being in the presence of a bad seed and your safety being vulnerable is not something we care to acknowledge.

Yes we have that big old Match.com banner on the front page of this blog and online dating can be a great experience. Besides potentially meeting that special someone you can also network and meet some great people.

However we do not want to sugarcoat it. There is a not so good side that you must be aware of. Knowing what’s out there can make your online dating experience a lot more pleasurable.

Because the more online dating grows and becomes more accepted in the mainstream the more people with sinister motives will appear. They have already.

Internet dating is in a period of incredible growth as well as profits. But with it comes the unsavory…

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