Online dating can be fun and of course a useful experience for women of all ages. Maintaining your safety while doing it is a combination of using common sense and good judgments. Online safety rules are the same as real world safety rules.
You will not give your name, address and phone number to a strange man you met in a bar or on the street so you should not be done well online. Play safe. Recognize this man who could turn into Prince Charming before you give any information that could allow him or others to track you. Do not tell strangers where you work. Tell them that you are a legal secretary (if that's you) to medium law firms .... Not that you work for Brown, Smith and Jones Attorneys-at-law. It safe to say to him in the city where you live, but you have to wait more specific until you have talked and exchanged emails for a while.
Just use the tools provided by the dating service you belong. Most offer chat and private email on their site. Don't give your ISP email address. If you must provide a free email address that makes people such as Hotmail or Yahoo. Your ISP address tracked for anyone who wants to make trouble.
When the time comes for you to come face to face for the first time, make the first meeting in a public place on the day and hour specified. Invite your friends, or calling on your cell phone immediately after the meeting was arranged.
Remember ... You ARE in control so don't let others pressure you to disclose more personal information until you feel comfortable to express them.
