How Can Women Do Online Dating - Isn't It Dangerous?

Every now and again I'll see a question posted on an online forum wondering how women can possibly do online dating because of all these safety concerns people anticipate arising.

Online dating is pretty safe. You have an online profile with a username you create so there's very little information out there about you with the exception of your username, some photos of you, and your interests.

Obviously it's probably not wise to put things like where you work, where you workout, pictures that show clearly locations where you live or work, however aside from that you choose what you want to share with someone. You choose when and how far into a conversation you want to reveal your last name, city you live in, what you do for a living, etc if at all.

People seem to have this notion that meeting someone in a bar or in the supermarket is safe, however your just as likely to meet a mass murderer or rapist at the supermarket as you are online.

Most women are going to be very selective in the type of information they share with potential online suitors as well as how soon into a conversation or in getting to know that person that they are this information. Most women are also going to select the first few dates in public places and actually meeting in that public place not being picked up at their home. After getting to know that person, getting comfortable with that person and learning more about them, their family, their friends, and their life women can then choose to begin revealing more about themselves.

All women are going to be different in terms of how soon they are willing to meetup with someone they met online, how much information about themselves they share in initial conversations and where their first dates take place.

Personally I've had some women who insisted on talking and texting for weeks before meeting up and have had other women show up at my home late in the evening after exchanging a few messeges online. All women are going to be different in how comfortable they are with the online dating game however the great thing is you can be as open as you want or as protective of your privacy as you want. For this reason I don't understand all the hype about people worrying about online dating being extremely dangerous or risky.