• Internet Dating Safety Precautions

While every avenue in life has its share of pros and cons,Online dating is no different.While these can lead to off-line friendship, love and even marriage,you could also expose yourself to the risk of physical harm if you proceed without caution. While enjoying your on-line communications it is very important to protect your identity,especially to strangers.Protect yourself with the following common sense guidelines, and ensure you end up with what might become a very beautiful relationship.

Remain Anonymous

Ensure doubly that your Online Profile does not give out more personal information than you are comfortable with. There is no reason why you should be giving anyone online your real e-mail address, name, phone number, address or place of work, etc. during your early correspondence. Avoid communicating with anyone who tries to pressure you into giving this information Using your common sense discretion will help you a long way in making Online dating a pleasurable experience for you.

Use the following free e-mail redirection and forwarding service providers to keep your main e-mail address anonymous:

• Bigfoot- free e-mail forwarding and a huge selection of premium services, like filtering, spam-blocking
• Hotmail- free web-based e.mail.
• MailZone- free internet e-mail service
• NetAddress-  Paid lifetime e-mail address
• NetForward- Paid email services at a very good and affordable prize. Incorporates mail forwarding technologies.
• RocketMail- free Web-based, globally accessible email service. Now a part of Yahoo Mail

• YahooMail-free Web-based, globally accessible email service. One of the Most renowned web emails used in the world

Please don't take any chances.

Nicknames - Use Nicknames, especially gender-neutral ones to protect yourself against unwanted advances in chat rooms, discussion groups and on message boards.

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