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What is Internet Dating?
To put it simply, Internet dating is all about using the Internet as a
means to find and make contact with someone. Be it a pen pal,
friend, sporting partner, casual date, relationship or your soulmate.
It’s all possible, and there are a literally millions of people out there
right now in every corner of the globe just willing and waiting.
You may have heard stories in the press about people meeting,
falling in love and even getting married on the Internet in ‘virtual
weddings’ without having met. That’s the world of the uninformed
misguided media; in reality things couldn’t be more different.
So you aren’t some computer geek, and you don’t want to meet
some computer geek right? “Heck, I don’t even own a computer”
I hear you saying. Well that’s ok, you don’t need to own a computer,
and the vast majority of the people on the Internet today are ‘normal’ people, just like you. That wasn’t how it was just a few
very short years ago, but now the Internet has grown to be almost
as ubiquitous as the telephone, and people from every facet of life
are using the Internet.
The Internet is fast becoming one of the easiest, most popular,
and surprisingly to most, one of the safest forms of meeting people.
Read on and you’ll find out why.
Assumptions
This book is written assuming that you know at least what the
Internet is and how to use it in a basic sense. For example, you
should be conversant with using a web browser and email at a
minimum. If you don’t know anything about these things then there
are countless books and courses out there that will get you started.
Once you have this basic understanding you are ready to tackle
Internet dating.
Also, this book will not go into detail about how to use certain
features of products mentioned, like ICQ, newsgroups, chat clients
and so forth, as each one would need (and have) a book in their
own right. But in most cases you will be directed to web pages to
find out more about them. The focus will be on the techniques and
the best way to make use of each product for the purposes of Internet
dating.
What Do You Need?
To start meeting people on the Internet you need three basic
things:
1) An Internet connection to the World Wide Web (www)
2) Spare time
3) This book for the best advice on how to go about it
You already have 3, that’s a great start.
2 is up to you.
The more time you have to spend on Internet
dating, the greater the potential. This free time will not only include
using the Internet itself, but making time available to actually meet
your dates in real life, which of course is what it’s all about.
What Kind of Person Do I Need to Be?
Anyone can succeed in the world of Internet dating, you don’t have
to be a certain kind of person, nor have any particular type of
personality. You don’t need to be a social recluse or have a degree
in computer science. People using Internet dating are as diverse as
can be imagined, so no one will be out of place.
Types of Internet Connection
There are 4 basic ways to get an Internet connection:
• At home with your own Internet connection
• An Internet connection at your place of work
• A friend’s computer
• A public access Internet terminal such as in a library or Internet
cafe.
By far the best thing to have is your own Internet connection at
home. You will be able to take all the time you like in the privacy of
your own home.
If you are going to use a machine at work to access the Internet
then there are several things to watch out for. For starters, most
companies have policies against using company computers for nonwork
related activities, and if you get caught it could mean losing
your job. If, on the other hand, your company is happy for you to
use it for such a purpose and they know about it, then you can expect
to be hassled by everyone in the office wanting to know the
outcome of every email and date that you have!
Using a friend’s Internet machine is similar to using an office
machine. If you can get away with using it without your friend
looking over your shoulder, then great, otherwise they can tend to
get very nosey. On the other hand, having a friend to encourage
you and provide a bit of unbiased advice can be a great advantage.
Why not both of you try Internet dating together and see who can
get the most or best dates?
Public access terminals should be used as a last resort for three
major reasons. You generally can’t spend too much time on them,
which limits what you can do. Secondly, you tend to get people
looking over your shoulder, which can be a tad embarrassing. Third,
they are relatively expensive. However, if this is all you have access
to then that’s ok, you can certainly make do.
Is Internet Dating Safe?
YES!
It’s that simple, Internet dating is as safe as you want it to be,
you are in complete control. This cannot be stressed enough.
Most people out there are genuine and nice. In fact they are
generally much nicer than someone you will meet in a pub or
nightclub after they have had one too many to drink.
Most Internet dating ‘horror stories’ are along the lines of the
person they met was totally different to who they thought they
would be, and they never contacted again. A waste of time, not a
big deal. You get better horror stories about meeting people at the
local bus stop.
The great thing about the Internet is that it allows you to pick
and choose, and sort out most of the people who aren’t suitable
without ever coming face to face, giving your phone number, or
even emailing. You get to decide who to contact, when, and how
much information to give out, whether or not you meet, and where
and when you meet. You can’t possibly get any safer than that.
The Internet is for all intents and purposes anonymous until you
decide that you want to take it further. So come on, don’t be afraid,
be cautious if you like, but get out there and give it try, you will be
pleasantly surprised.
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