Playing The Dating Game Safe in Online Chat Rooms

Social IssuesDating

  • Author Ray Appiah
  • Published March 29, 2011
  • Word count 444

Chat rooms brings countless of opportunities including finding business partners, love or meeting old friends. Unfortunately chat rooms especially those with no registration required can bring your dooms day sooner than you think.

Using these free chat rooms can be fulfilling if basic steps are taken to ensure safety.

Most people enter a chat room, strike up a conversation with someone, and before they know it, they think "their true love" has been found. What escapes such innocent minds is that people pretend to be whoever they want to be online.

You can be talking to someone who you think is hot American girl, but actually a psycho chatting from his basement in your own neighborhood in search of someone to prey on. Most offenders who have bad intentions often prefer to chat in private.

Once someone gets you into a private chat, he or she can say anything to you and no one else can see. Sometimes people will include links to offensive material like pornography in their private chat messages. Private chats have been used by pedophiles to lure their victims into talking with them on the telephone and meeting them in person. Do not accept invitations to chat alone with people you do not know. Never give out personal information such as your real name, telephone number, and address. You can reveal basic information like the Country, State or city you are chatting from. Anything beyond that makes it too personal.

Meeting other singles via online dating can be a lot of fun. You should make sure that you are familiar with how to chat. When you chat online, you will need to use a "handle" or "nickname" to identify yourself. You may also be asked to provide other details such as age, location, and interests. Providing this extra information is optional.

Many people use chat rooms as a way to meet members of the opposite sex and flirt. It can be difficult to stay away from these people in chat rooms. It is generally safer to find a chat room with a purpose or topic. People who are interest in seeking relationships or sexual relationship are most likely to ask you whether you’re a male or female before they start to chat. It’s common to see "m/f?" as their first instant message.

Whiles chat room services are good, make sure you play it safe.

Take extra precaution in free chat rooms with no registration required. If you’re sure of meeting a date you met in a chat room, make sure a friend is aware of the venue and time you will be meeting your special date.

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