i need advice about online dating

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2006
i need advice about online dating
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Mon, 12-04-2006 - 9:07am
what happens when you meet and like someone online at a young age....how do you know who he really is or just how should one cope?
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-31-2005
Mon, 12-04-2006 - 9:28am

Hi and welcome!


You really won't know a person until you meet them and get to know them in person. How old are you if you don't mind me asking? Not to scare you, but as a word of caution... though I've met many friends online, remember that the person on the other end could be the complete opposite of who they say they are!


If you'd like some other opinions on this topic, please click on the Online Dating link in my signature below. There's a great group of folks there with lots of experience in Online Dating!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2006
Mon, 12-04-2006 - 9:42am
well to answer you're question in a half hearted manner...i am still under 20...soo yeah...i know its young. but in a sense of IM messaging this person...i ran across a parent of his...only now he has a crush on me and vice versa....he is supposedly 19 soo i have some reason to think he is who he says he is ...but how can i tell for sure...he said he would like to meet me in the distant future not any time soon....and i would think if he truly wasn't who he says he is and wanted to hurt me he would try to arrange a meeting sooner than when were in our 30s but anyway. If you have any advice i would love to hear it!
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-31-2005
Mon, 12-04-2006 - 9:52am
Definitely come over to the other board and post there... this way you'll get a range of response. :o)
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-15-2003
Tue, 12-05-2006 - 8:24am
You don't know who someone is so you dont want to give personal information too soon, you dont want to be alone wiht the person in a place that makes you vulnerable.
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