{"id":2595,"date":"2014-01-08T17:09:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T17:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2595"},"modified":"2014-01-08T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T17:09:52","slug":"stay-safe-while-online-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stay-safe-while-online-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay safe while online dating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Online dating is a great way to find the love of your life, but you must also be aware of the risks associated with the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Like any form of dating, there are certain things you must be wary of and watching out for the signs of strange behaviour is a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>Get Safe Online has published advice on this subject and noted people masquerading as someone they are not is a particular concern.<\/p>\n<p>Stalking and harrassment are other serious issues to watch out for and should not go unpunished, while anyone who sends spam should be instantly ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most important piece of advice is to meet up with prospective matches in real life only when you are confident they are genuine and someone you would like to spend time with.<\/p>\n<p>There is no point in taking a risk, so spend as long as you want getting to know someone online before you agree to a date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801680276-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801680276\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are certain things you must watch out for during online dating activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armed-forces-dating"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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