The only thing you know is that the person on the other end has access to a computer.
Best Practices for Online Dating
- Set up a separate email account for your dating profile.
- Don’t reveal any of your personal information.
- Have an online dialogue to look for red flags.
- Don’t allow him to send you a gift, because you don’t want to reveal your home address.
- Develop a series of questions (where he grew up, his line of work, first car, etc.) and look for deviations.
- Google search his name. Does it come up on other dating sites?
- Any lie is an indication there is a problem.
- How he treats other people is a good indication of how he will treat you.
- You can make a better assessment in person than you can online.
- Always consider the bartender is working in concert with someone else. Watch them closely.
- Turn down drinks that you haven’t seen prepared.
- Make sure someone else knows as much about your date as you do.
- Take a clandestine photo of your date. Share it and your meeting place with your best friend.
- Do not let your drink out of your sight. If you lose sight of it, dump it.
- Alcohol: decreases inhibitions, readily available, changes perceptions, neurotoxin, diminishes your ability to fight back.
- Rohypnol: manufactured in Mexico in pill form, 10x more powerful than Valium, can incapacitate you when mixed with alcohol.
- Ketamine: legal only for veterinary use, can be injected or put in a drink.
- Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB): prominent in Southern states, was legal in health food stores, mega-doses induce heavy sleep, respiratory suppressant.
- Anything in the medicine cabinet that’s a suppressant or depressant given in large doses.
- If you’re underage, just don’t request or send compromising photos.
- Just don’t send nude photos. An ex-lover will be the one who shares it to shame you.
- Use a flashlight in a darkened hotel room to look for hidden cameras before getting frisky.
Listen as Steve Kardian joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to share important tips on safety in the modern dating world.
