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How to stay safe while using the FreeD8R8.com Website
FreeDateRate.com’s aim is to provide you with the tools to contact and meet new and interesting people via our online web pages. But we want you to be as safe as possible while doing so. Here are listed a few helpful hints and tips to keep safe, most of which are common sense, but it can’t harm to stress them again.
Although we take a dim view on people posting false information on their profiles, as you can image, it is hard to verify these details. As such, you should always be wary of profile information. The majority of our members will be 100% genuine but on any dating system there are always those that want to decive.
Who am I contacting?
On FreeDateRate.com you can meet some fantastic people. However, until you get to know someone well online you should be cautious about meeting him or her offline. You should not give out your personal details, such as Telephone numbers, your address or full name until your instincts allow. If somebody asks for these details and you do not feel comfortable in doing so, then DON’T. If the member is genuine then they will understand your weariness.
Don’t Forget… You are in control of how much information you give out and when to meet. Never feel obliged to meet or divulge information if you are not 100% sure about doing so.
Starting a relationship
The beauty of FreeDateRate.com is that you can control how fast or slow the relationship progresses. It is best to get to know somebody online for a while via emails and Private Messages through FreeDateRate.com, and then when you are ready progress the relationship further, start by using instant online messengers, such as MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. Some of these messengers also allow you to talk over the Internet for free. Build up trust with the other member. Remember trust is earned and if you think that they are not being truthful then stop communications with him or her, or be very causious.
Make Sure They have a Photograph.
Photographs are a great way to get to know if you want to continue a relationship with somebody. You may be corresponding with them and getting along famously, but without a photograph of that person your mind will create an image of that person, which is usually wrong.
Hearing Voices
You can be having a great relationship via e-mail and messaging each other, but it is surprising how often the sound of somebodys voice can be a turn-off. Before meeting for the first time, consider a telephone conversation with the person that you are potentially going to meet. Remember not to give out your telephone number unless you are 100% sure you want to do so. On MSN Messenger and Yahoo messenger they offer a Voice service where you can chat to other people, very much like a telephone and this does not require you to give out your telephone number.
The First Meeting
At some point in an online relationship there will come a time that you consider meeting face to face.
Here are some do’s and Do Not’s of meeting for the first time.
Do:
 Meet in a public place, such as a busy bar/pub or restaurant
Tell a friend or family member who you are meeting and where, and what time you expecting to be back
Make you own way to and from the meeting place
Do not drink too much, Being ‘Tipsy’ could impair your judgement of situations and decisions you make
If you move to a different location telephone your friend or family member and let them know where you have moved to
If you are uncomfortable with any situation that you find yourself in, make arrangements with your friend or family member and leave
Remember, YOU are in control
Take your mobile phone with you
Ask a friend to call you every hour or 30 minutes to check that you are ok
If it will help you feel more comfortable go with a couple of friends and ask them to stay at the bar while you are on your date
Don’t:
Get into anybodies car.
Give out information that could impair your Safety
Meet in secluded locations
Meet at your own or their house
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