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Online Dating Risks
Online Dating Risks
As people grow and transition from one status and age level to another, they develop the need for romantic relationships and life partners. As one moves from being a child to being an adolescent, youth and finally an adult, love and attraction starts to develop and advance. Most people claim that they are dating when developing a romantic relationship.
Dating is one of the commonly used terms when it comes to long-time love matters. It is not a new term when somebody wants to have a life partner and get settled or have a family. But what dating means has been a serious bone of contention. Before we get a look at what is online dating, it is prudent to get to the gist of what dating entails.
We can view dating from two angles: one is the act of meeting people and having time with them while the other one is having time with a specific person regularly and with a given purpose. The latter best suits the definition of dating somebody while the former defines the general term, dating.
We can view dating from two angles: one is the act of meeting people and having time with them while the other one is having time with a specific person regularly and with a given purpose. The latter best suits the definition of dating somebody while the former defines the general term, dating.
As much as dating may vary from one person to another, when we closely examine it, there is something universal about dating someone. If you are dating someone: you will definitely like the person and try to know them better, spend your time with them expecting to find a committed relationship and then see yourself or having a thought of settling with the person.
Online dating, also known as internet dating, is a form of dating whereby you find a romantic partner by using dating sites and Apps. The dating sites give the user a platform and an opportunity to form a romantic relationship with the potentiality of becoming a dating and long-term committed relationship. Various sites have respective distinctive features on how they enable one to find a partner. Some:
- Allow users to go through the profiles of many partners.
- Allow the users to browse the profiles of specific partners from a given niche.
- Make the family or friends select a partner for their loved one.
- Enable video interaction.
- Create matches depending on the user’s self-report data.
- Use GPS to tell the users of the partners near them and many more.
Alarming History Of Online Dating
Online dating has been a very risky affair over the years. Statistics from the various crime agencies indicate that the crimes resulting from online dating have immensely increased in the recent past. Unfortunately, the number of online dating sites users has also been on the rise: there are a whopping seven million UK residents that are registered in online dating sites.
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has expressed a lot of fear that, many people hide these crimes, both the victims and the perpetrators in that they do not want to report them to the police or even mention the site or app linked to the crimes. NCA further denotes that, sexual assault is the common crime that is done with 72% of the incidences happening at either the home of the perpetrator or the victim. Sadly, the cases of assault rise six-fold every year in the UK.
The UK police indicate that a total of 2,054 crimes reached them between 2011 and 2016. The crime rate stands at 382% between 2011 and 2016. With the same breath, the sexual crimes and violent attacks rose significantly during the same period from 14 – 106 and 29 – 240 respectively. Unluckily, some people who fell victims of online dating crimes, fear from coming out of their houses and bump into the perpetrators.
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The Warning Signs Of An Online Dating Criminal
Many romance scammers have been drawn into the dating sites and the online dating site users should tread softly while they are looking for partners. That dating profile that appears to be of Mr or Mrs Right can turn to be of a potential criminal. One should a lot of caution before getting to online sites on apps to get a partner. After studying the trends and characters exhibited by these online romance scammers, below are some of the indicators that a dating crime is cooking.
· A person becomes so reluctant to talk over the phone or meet you up physically – perhaps they are pretending to be different
· A common scheme that many dating criminals use is that of telling you to move the chat from the dating site to emails, texts or WhatsApp.
· They pretend to be stuck in a different country and solicit money to pay for a visa to your country with an assurance that there you will access money that is in their bank accounts.
· The profile of a dating criminal looks so good to be true. They always appear to be models, very rich or philanthropic.
· Some of the criminals do not necessarily want to steal money from you but your identity. They ask you so many questions to obtain as much information about you as possible.
· Normally, any romantic relationship grows in stages: probably from first communication to dating, courting and even marriage. With a dating criminal, the relationship becomes too serious very fast. They try to make you trust them so that you can send them some money.
· Many online dating criminals always tell of being recently bereaved or they are having a seriously sick close person so that you can feel compassion for them. If you hear of such, run away my friend.
· While conversing with them, these criminals may give contradicting information about themselves. Sometimes they work as a group and when you bring about an issue that you previously discussed, they will blunder and give different information since they may lack a record of previous conversations.
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If you suspect a crime: search their profile image against google images to determine if it is used in another online platform, insist to talk on the phone, do not send any money, inform your bank and finally, report it.
Top Ranking Valentines Gifts
Valentine is drawing near and very fast. Many people are out there cracking their minds on how to gift their beloved ones. Worry no more, here is a list of some best and romantic gifts to give out during valentine’s day. The gifts are very unique from the classic ones like flowers, chocolates or teddy bears. Most importantly, no matter how the gift is, the giving should come from your heart. Logically, the gifts are either for her or for him.
The gifts for her are the best for your wife, girlfriend or mom. They are:
· The “What I Love About You” Journal - Fill a book with sweet nothings, plans and jokes. She will flip through to remember how much she is loved.
· An Actual Handwriting Bracelet – Many times you tell her that you love her, this time around, prepare for her a bracelet that indicates you love her.
· Preserved Rose – Purchase for her a preserved rose in a heart-shaped box to show your love for years.
·. Have a romantic trip somewhere
·. “What a Difference a Day Makes” Burlap print – this indicates the monumental dates in your life like the day you met, married, and bore your children.“
· Champagne – this is the best way to celebrate your happy and healthy relationship
The gifts for him: your husband, boyfriend or dad include:
· Personalised football book for his team
· A personalised wooden cheeseboard for cheese lovers
· Men’s engraved leather bracelet
· Personalised wallet
· Engraved cufflinks
· Personalised print glass
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