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In 2020, getting to know each other on social is now the norm, but you know, Internet it is made up of people and therefore behind a message apparently harmless might be hiding a person with bad intentions. Obviously not always so, many other people today can claim to have met thelove of one’s life on the web.
Never risks online dating are to be taken into account if you think you want to take this path with the aim of falling in love. Let’s understand together what the risks may be, so as not to run into unpleasant situations, if not dangerous.
The Risks of Online Dating: How to Avoid Them
The harassment it’s not just physical and verbal ones. There have been cases of users, men and women, subscribers to dating apps who have reported receiving materials sexually explicit, obviously in this case, not required.
Let’s not confuse these episodes with the sexting However. In this case it is a game of complicity between the two parties involved, but if he or she starts sending unsolicited and above all unwanted intimate photos, it can be considered a first bellalarm that warns that that person is not exactly the right one.
The discourse of explicit images can then be linked to threats and in the most serious cases to extortion.
For this reason it is good to evaluate carefully the person in front of us before agreeing to an exchange of photos with risqué content. The advice in case of harassment of this type is, at least initially not to respond and to block the person in question. In most cases, nothing else will be needed. But if the situation persists, don’t hesitate to denounce.
The risks of online dating come not only from the other side of the screen, but also from ourselves. Yes, you got it right. On the other hand, we often happen to be victims of our own person and this could be one of the cases. The possibility of choice just a click away, the idea that probably the best is yet to come, pushes us not to satisfy us never. Online dating thus becomes a danger to ours serenity.
The advice in this case is to live every moment of the knowledge with the person in front of us, without thinking about the annoying “ifs” that ruin ourexperience. Remember that often, the expectations they remain so and hardly become reality.
The risks of online dating: knowing how to say no
A situation in contrast with that described above is not knowing how to say of no. Know and get to meet a person who does not really interest us, for fear of being able to to hurt in case of I decline.
Apparently “knowing how to say no” may seem harmless advice. But especially in the world of the web, following it could come in handy. Don’t be afraid to say no, both for you and for the other person. The danger of a bad one disappointment, or in the worst cases of a situation dangerous otherwise, it will be around the corner.
Catfishing
Catfishing it indicates those situations in which one person lures another pretending to be what it is not, hence the term that refers to the famous fish union of two very different animal names.
Make sure you are talking to someone from real, and if possible look for the photo of their person on the web. A borderline tip, it is true, but if in doubt, make sure that the photos of the other or the other are real, it is a first way to avoid one of the most classics dangers of online dating.
The first meeting
The greatest risk, however, comes when, once you turn off the dating app, you decide to meet the other person. If in many cases it turns out to be the choice right to do, in many others it can be risky. It is still a question of unknown no? Before meeting therefore, it is good to make sure precautions.
Don’t let yours know address at home, at least until you are sure that the person in front of you is reliable. But at least for the first few times, avoid being picked up or taken home. Places public, perhaps in areas we already know, are ideal for a blind date. It is also important to let some people know trusted where you are going and with whom, today there is the possibility to share your position on the GPS. Keep this in mind in case you feel in danger.
Always keep the cell phone, at worst you will need it to get out of a situation unpleasant or at best, it will be used to exchange the numbers.
