The world of LDS on line dating is ever-expanding as more & more LDS singles meet lifelong friends & partners? & then tell their friends that they, too, should check out the magical world of on line dating. Online dating can truly be a fun & effective way for LDS singles to meet other LDS singles. The important thing, though, is to always be safe.

It is easy to think that anyone & virtually everyone that you meet on an LDS singles website is a good person. After all, that person is LDS, right? Well, even though there’re plenty of good, wonderful people on the Internet today, there’re also some dangerous and/or unworthy people.

Here are some tips to help ensure that you have a safe experience when dating online:

  • Use paid on line dating services. Dangerous people are less likely to use a service in which they have to provide credit card information or other information that could identify them.

  • Do not provide personal information right off the bat. This doesn’t only include your phone number & address, but where you work, your favorite restaurants, & other such information. Do not even give your first & last name ? it’s even OK to use a pseudonym or a screen name (like LDShottie1).

  • Use a separate e-mail account. Do not use your regular account. Rather, set up a free e-mail account ? it will not cost you a penny, & you can easily stop using whenever you want to or need to. Check out Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo! Again, when signing up for this new e-mail account, do not use your full name anywhere.

  • Never give out your home phone number. A person can find out where you live, your income information, & more by using just your home phone number. Once you have e-mailed & instant messaged a person enough that you start to feel comfortable & ready to talk on the phone, you should, instead, use a cell phone (you may even want to get a separate cell phone, specifically for on line dating phone calls). Anonymous phone services are also a good idea.

  • Use paid on line dating services. Dangerous people are less likely to use a service in which they have to provide credit card information or other information that could identify them.

  • For your first meeting, meet in public. Even though it may be more romantic to be picked up at your home on your first date, it’s better to first meet in public.

  • Tell people where you are. Make sure to tell friends & family where you’re meeting your on line date. Give as much information about the person you’re meeting as possible. Tell your friends that you’ll call them at a certain time to check in. Bring a friend along if it makes you feel more comfortable.

  • Trust your gut instincts. If you meet the person & they have lied about their appearance, etc., who knows what else they have lied about? If you get a bad :cry: feeling about a person, whether when e-mailing, talking on the phone, or meeting in person, do not ignore it…

  • Do not count on your on line LDS singles dating service to weed out all of the potentially bad :cry: people. Different states require different levels of background checks. Also, the service could be fooled, too.

Yes, you should have fun when searching for & dating other LDS singles online, but do not get carried away & forget the above mentioned tips for your safety.

LDS Hearts gives a safe, non-threatening, & fun environment for LDS singles around the world to meet online. More than 20,000 members have joined LDS Hearts, & many of them have found friendship, romance, & even marriage. To learn more about on line dating, LDS singles, and/or LDS Hearts, please visit LDS Singles.