Be safe when meeting your online date

1. Guard your true identity until you’re comfortable to share full details.

When you’re contacting people online, through online dating sites, it’s highly advisable not to give out personal information – or at least not until you feel comfortable in doing so. This means your name, phone numbers, email address, website, blog details, your address or any other information that could be used to identify you.

2. Don’t use your real name as your username.

Most dating sites require you to choose a username. For safety, do not use your real name, as you never know who could be browsing the site. It also doesn’t always take a genius to be able to track you down. A lot of usernames may be taken, so you may need to be creative when coming up with ideas.

Do be careful if choosing a sexy username though. A sexy username may succeed in getting you noticed, but not necessarily by the ‘right’ kind of people!

3. Think twice before posting a picture of yourself on free dating websites.

Dating profiles with photos inevitably have a better chance of gaining clicks and attraction, but think twice before you post a picture on a free dating website. If it’s on a secure area of a paid-for dating site, then it’s a bit more secure and can only be seen by members. But if it’s on a free dating site, anybody could see it. So think about whether you feel happy about the potential of anyone finding your dating profile and picture.

4. Use an anonymous email address.

When you’re trying out online dating services, it’s a good idea to set up an anonymous email address to use. Not only is it handy to keep all your dating emails together in one place, but it also helps protect your identity. If and when you do decide to move from communicating via an online dating site to direct emails with interesting people, it means that you still get to retain some privacy.

5. Trust your gut instincts.

Do try and trust your gut instincts and, if you feel uncomfortable about someone who’s been emailing you, then act on it. Online dating can be great, but there sadly are some nutters out there and you need to carefully sift through your emails and suss out the true gems from the crazy bods. If you feel unsure about someone, then it could be for a very good reason!

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1. Spaghetti

Spaghetti

It’s a lovely Italian favourite and much-enjoyed pasta dish, but unless you’re totally au fait with twisting and twirling spaghetti around your fork in the true Italian way, it’s best avoided. Eaten gracefully, spaghetti is fine, but if you’re less adept at dealing with it, you could find yourself in nightmare date alley.

Imagine the scene: you’re eating spaghetti, chatting up your date and trying to look really cool. As you attempt to manoeuvre your next mouthful of spaghetti onto your fork, it all goes out of control. The spaghetti slips, the sauce flicks and your calm composure is lost. Flicking sauce on yourself is bad enough, but it gets worse if it goes anywhere near your date. No, spaghetti is definitely one of the top five foods to avoid if you’re on a date.

2. Garlic

Garlic

Unless your date is also happily consuming garlic-based dishes, or foods such as garlic mushrooms or garlic bread, then it’s another best avoided date food. You don’t want to end up reeking of garlic for the rest of the evening and, if you’re hoping for a kiss (or two!), then your chances could be seriously dashed by the garlic lingering on your breath.

3. Hot and spicy curry

Spicy curry

In a similar vein to garlic, it’s also a good idea to give a wide berth to a hot and spicy curry, or at least on your first date. The smell of curry is well known to stay with you and, if you want to make a memorable good first impression and not one that’s based on the smell of what you ate, it’s best to not choose a spicy curry.

4. Seafood that involves shell removal

Seafood platter

Even if you love seafood and can’t get enough of it, it may be best to avoid eating seafood that involves shell removals on your date. That includes plates of food that come with the seafood still in the shells, like paella or other dishes. Although you may enjoy picking apart the crab shells or pulling out the lobster meat, doing that at the table with a potential new date isn’t the most alluring thing.

Not only is it cumbersome and messy, but you’ll also end up with an extra plate on the table – full of empty seafood shells – and as many tables for two aren’t oozing with space, this could take up valuable hand-holding room. So definitely think twice before you order and avoid the seafood on your date.

5. Greasy or messy foods

Greasy and messy foods - avoid!

As much as you may be yearning for a plate of greasy chips, it’s not the best choice for a date. As a rule, it’s best to avoid any obviously greasy foods, as the grease could easily get transferred to your hands. If you’re touching your date, they’ll not end up too impressed by the feel of your greasy hands.

Likewise, any obviously messy foods, like a burger that may squish out of the bun, spare ribs that involve being picked up to eat or corn on the cob that could get stuck in your teeth, are all best to avoid eating on your date. After all, you want to be remembered as someone who was fun to be with – not someone who made a mess or spent the remainder of the time picking food out of their teeth!

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1. She looks relaxed, happy and smiley.

Smiling and relaxed

When you’re out on a date, you can tell about how a woman is feeling about you and the date by their behaviour and body language. If your date is looking relaxed, comfortable, happy and smiling and laughing a lot, then there’s a big chance that she’s enjoying your company and being with you. When you’ve got those two factors covered, she probably really likes you too!

2. She initiates emails, texts and calls you.

If you’re dating someone you’ve met online, then sometimes even harder to gauge whether or not she’s really into you. However, one good way of getting an idea is looking at how she communicates with you.

If it’s frequently the case that your woman initiates emails, texts or phone calls to you, rather than you having to chase her, then it’s a great indication she likes you (if they’re frantic, persistent and never-ending, and you feel like you’re being stalked, then this is extreme behaviour and not good).

3. She touches you.

Holding hands across the table

We’re not talking in a sexual way, but if your date seems to frequently touch you when you’re out, such as reaching her hand across the table to touch you, resting her hand on your arm, walking up close to you or putting her hand on your knee, then it’s a good indication that she likes you.

Her touches may be short and sweet, lasting only seconds in some cases, but it’s great that she’s doing it. When women don’t like men, they’ll totally shy away from any form of touching.

4. She asks questions and is interested in you.

When you’re chatting together, you can tell a lot by how your date interacts with you. A good conversation, where the woman is genuinely interested in you, is likely to be populated by her asking questions about you – what your interests are, what your favourite parts of life are etc.

Not only is this is a great indication that she likes you, but it’s also your chance to sell yourself more to her. So think about your answers, answer honestly and don’t be afraid to reveal a bit about your true self.

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