Jul 25 2010
How Men Can Date Online Successfully
Many have taken to online dating like ducks take to water because it works or, at least, it can work. Women are, more often, terrified of meeting a man that they have been chatting with online.
They have all heard the scary things that have happened and, I must say that they have the right to be careful. That’s not only wise but vital. So what’s a nice guy supposed to do then? He is not a pervert, a sexual predator, or a weirdo. He is just a nice guy looking for the right girl for him.
You must be patient above all else. Do not press her for private data like her real name or where she lives. Keep your conversations light and amiable until she feels comfortable talking to you online. Don’t attempt to hurry her into meeting you face-to-face. She will only think that you are desperate or a pervert. Patience. Patience. Patience.
Be absolutely honest about your physical appearance and your job. A good relationship has never been, and will never be, built on lies and deceit. Sooner or later, she will find out the truth anyway and then you are back to square one.
A picture certainly is worth a thousand words. So an idea would be to post many pictures of yourself carrying out your daily activities and make them full body, not just of your head. After all. if you were dating a girl in the real world she would not just see your head, would she?
Once the discussion has been opened about meeting in the flesh for the very first time, try suggesting that you should meet in a very public place, during daylight hours and that she could bring a friend with her, if she wanted to.
At the end of the day, you have nothing to hide, have you?. You have been truthful about yourself and she has already seen a few pictures of you. Therefore, the only thing left to do is to make her feel safe meeting you.