Online dating can be a truly enjoyable and rewarding experience for women of all ages. Maintaining safety while using these services is a combination of the use of common sense and exercising good judgment. The rules of Internet safety rules are similar to those that are used in the offline world.

You do not give your name, address and phone number to a stranger who you just met at a bar or on the street; this is something that you should not do online either. You have to play safe. Try first to know as much as possible about this man who could be your soul mate before giving any personal information that can be used to find you easily. Never tell a stranger exactly where you work. If you’re a secretary in a lawyer’s firm, just say that you work for a small lawyer’s office; do not say you work for the largest firm in the city (if that is your real job). It is safely to reveal the city where you live but you must wait to give more details of the exact location until you have exchanged more letters/emails and what you’ve get to know him better.

Use only the tools that the online dating sites which you are a member offer. Most of these services offer private chat and email. Do not reveal your ISP email address. If you want to give a particular email address, create a free account at Hotmail, Yahoo or others. Your ISP email address is easy to use in order to locate you.

When the time comes to meet your prospect face to face for the first time, make sure that this meeting is in a public place and during daylight hours. Take a friend with you or arrange with someone to call you shortly after the time of the date to your cell.

Remember, you are in control so do not let anyone push you to reveal personal information that you don’t feel like revealing.