{"id":2113,"date":"2013-04-04T16:18:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T16:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2113"},"modified":"2013-04-04T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T16:18:08","slug":"online-dating-just-as-safe-as-other-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/online-dating-just-as-safe-as-other-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Online dating &#8216;just as safe as other methods&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People who are looking for love have been advised that there are no more risks or dangers associated with online dating than there are in more traditional methods of seeking a partner.<\/p>\n<p>The Crime Victims Institute at Sam Houston State University has explained that while there is a risk when dating anybody, it is no higher when meeting an individual via the internet, reports the Houstonian.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, regardless of how people first meet each other, the potential for something to go wrong remains roughly the same.<\/p>\n<p>Molly Smith, one of the doctoral student researchers behind the study, said: &quot;Use your better judgement when going on dates with anyone, regardless of how you met them. 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