  
Wireless
Love Connection offers a fun and secure environment to meet other quality
singles. It’s also a great place to build loving and
trusting friendships that can lead to lasting, offline
relationships. Whether you decide to correspond online or
meet members offline, please use sound judgment and be
responsible for your conduct. In both the virtual and real
worlds, common sense is your best safety tool.
1. Start slow
Watch out for someone who seems too good to be true. Begin
by communicating solely via Wireless Love Connection Messenger or email,
then look for odd behavior or inconsistencies. The person at
the other end may not be who or what he or she says. Trust
your instincts. If anything makes you uncomfortable, walk
away for your own safety and protection.
- Guard
your anonymity
All correspondence between Wireless
Love Connection members takes place through our double-blind
system, ensuring your true identity is protected until
you decide to reveal it. Never include your last name,
email address, home address, phone number, place of work
or any other identifying information in your
FREE
MEMBER PROFILE or
initial messages. When corresponding with another Wireless
Love Connection member, turn off your email signature file. Stop
communicating with anyone who pressures you for personal
information or attempts in any way to trick you into
revealing it.
- Exercise
caution and common sense
Careful, thoughtful
decisions generally yield better dating results. Guard
against trusting the untrustworthy; suitors must earn
your trust gradually, through consistently honorable,
forthright behavior. Take all the time you need to test
for a trustworthy person and pay careful attention along
the way. If you suspect someone is lying, he or she
probably is, so act accordingly. Be responsible about
romance, and don’t fall in love at the click of a
mouse. Don’t become prematurely intimate with someone,
even if that intimacy only occurs online. If you
mutually decide to cross the point of no return, be
smart and protect yourself. The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention provide some of the most CURRENT
INFORMATION available
about sexually transmitted diseases and preserving your
health.
- Request
a photo
A photo will give you a
good idea of the person's appearance, which may prove
helpful in achieving a gut feeling. In fact, it’s best
to view several images of someone in various settings:
casual, formal, indoor and outdoors. If all you hear are
excuses about why you can't see a photo, consider that
he or she has something to hide. Since Wireless
Love Connection offers
free scanning services to its members, there’s no
reason someone shouldn’t be able to provide you a
photo.
- Chat on
the phone
A phone call can reveal
much about a person’s communication and social skills.
Consider your security and do not reveal your personal
phone number to a stranger. Try a cell phone number
instead or use local telephone blocking techniques to
prevent your phone number from appearing in Caller ID.
Only furnish your phone number when you feel completely
comfortable.
- Meet
when YOU are ready
The beauty of meeting and
relating online is that you can collect information
gradually, later choosing whether to pursue the
relationship in the offline world. You never are
obligated to meet anyone, regardless of your level of
online intimacy. And even if you decide to arrange a
meeting, you always have the right to change your mind.
It’s possible that your decision to keep the
relationship at the anonymous level is based on a hunch
that you can’t logically explain. Trust yourself. Go
with your instincts.
- Watch
for red flags
Pay attention to displays
of anger, intense frustration or attempts to pressure or
control you. Acting in a passive-aggressive manner,
making demeaning or disrespectful comments or any
physically inappropriate behavior are all red flags. You
should be concerned if your date exhibits any of the
following behavior without providing an acceptable
explanation:
- Provides inconsistent information about age,
interests, appearance, marital status, profession,
employment, etc.
- Refuses to speak to you on the phone after
establishing ongoing, online intimacy.
- Fails to provide direct answers to direct
questions.
- Appears significantly different in person from his
or her online persona.
- Never introduces you to friends, professional
associates or family members.
- Meet in
a safe place
When you choose to meet
offline, always tell a friend where you are going and
when you will return. Leave your date’s name and
telephone number with your friend. Never arrange for
your date to pick you up at home. Provide your own
transportation, meet in a public place at a time with
many people around, and when the date is over, leave on
your own as well. A familiar restaurant or coffee shop,
at a time when a lot of other people will be present, is
often a fine choice. If you decide to move to another
location, take your own car. When the timing is
appropriate, thank your date for getting together and
say goodbye.
- Take
extra caution outside your area
If you are flying in from
another city, arrange for your own car and hotel room.
Do not disclose the name of your hotel and never allow
your date to make the arrangements for you. Rent a car
at the airport and drive directly to your hotel. Call
your date from the hotel or meet at the location you
have already agreed to. If the location seems
inappropriate or unsafe, go back to your hotel. Try to
contact your date at that location or leave a message on
a home machine. Always make sure a friend or family
member knows your plans and has your contact
information. And if possible, carry a cell phone at all
times.
- Get
yourself out of a jam
Never do anything you feel
unsure about. If you are in any way afraid of your date,
use your best judgment to diffuse the situation and get
out of there. Excuse yourself long enough to call a
friend for advice, ask someone else on the scene for
help or slip out the back door and drive away. If you
feel you are in danger, call the police; it’s always
better to be safe than sorry. Never worry or feel
embarrassed about your behavior; your safety is much
more important than one person’s opinion of you.
While liars, cheaters and imposters certainly ply their
craft on the Web, you’ll also find them in nightclubs and
offline dating services, cocktail parties or even sitting
across from you at your local café. Regardless of where you
meet someone, dating is never a risk-free activity, but a
little caution will reduce your risk in matters of the
heart.
Now it's time for safety-conscious you to use the BROWSER
SEARCH to find a quality date!
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