| Nothing is worse than feeling like a fool, online or off. | | | | for. You have no idea who you are recommending. |
| No one can make a fool out of you, unless you let | | | | Don’t give strangers a free ride on your reputation. |
| them. | | | | That is being a total fool! If someone online needs a |
| You can interact online without telling “everyone” | | | | place to stay, don’t offer to write a letter of |
| “everything”. By giving too much information in | | | | reference, because at one time you were a leasing |
| the beginning is a bad idea for two reasons. | | | | agent and your name still carries a lot of weight! |
| 1. You shouldn’t give total strangers personal | | | | Please do not volunteer for anything! You will be taken |
| information. We tell our children “don’t talk to | | | | advantage of 70% of the time and you will have no |
| strangers!” Yet, we tell strangers how much money | | | | one to blame but you. Not because you’re such a |
| we make, where we work, what kind of car we drive, | | | | nice person...but because you are a fool! It’s as |
| if we are rent or own. That is way too much | | | | simple as that. |
| information! | | | | Remember: when it comes to online dating sites, |
| 2. Once you “layout” everything there is about | | | | please take responsibility for protecting yourself. |
| you, your potential love interest will lose interest. Why | | | | Don’t acquire the reputation for being an online fool. |
| hang around...? You’re no longer very interesting... | | | | You really don’t have to bend over backwards to |
| Don’t be an online fool, by trying to be too helpful | | | | make quality, potential “love interests” online. |
| and accommodating. If someone needs to make a trip, | | | | I have been involved in online dating since it's inception! |
| don’t volunteer your friend’s name that can get | | | | I personally feel the internet is the best source for |
| them a stand-by airline ticket “real cheap!” If this | | | | meeting millions of available singles...but only if you |
| “stranger” is looking for a job, don’t refer | | | | know how. Let me share a few skills with you... |
| them to placement agencies that you’ve worked | | | | |