Contemporary Retirement
Retirement is changing. The type of retirement that their parents enjoyed is no longer enough for the baby boomer generation. Today’s retirees are younger, richer, fitter, healthier and better educated than previous generations of retirees. They also have much higher expectations. The aim of this blog is to help you get the vital, healthy, prosperous, productive and fulfilling retirement that you really want (and deserve).Thursday, June 01, 2006
Are you single and looking?
A question that I am often asked by mature, single people of both sexes is 'How do I go about internet dating?'. Personally, I have no problems with advising people to try the various internet dating sites such as Senior Match that are out there - whatever works for you is great and these sites DO work for many members. However, I always advise people to be aware of their own personal safety when looking for love on the internet and the following is an excerpt from a dating safety tips leaflet that I produced a while ago:
Children are always being warned that people on the Internet might not be who they say they are. However, the same warning applies equally to adults who are meeting people over the Internet. When chatting to someone in a chat room or on an Internet dating site, you have no idea whether what you are being told is the truth or not. Take care of yourself. Don't believe everything that you are told. Keep your personal safety in the back of your mind at all times and don’t be afraid to keep asking questions until you feel as though you have got to the truth.
When using the Internet, never give out personal details such as your surname, your address, your place of work or your phone number. Remember that it in some countries it is possible to obtain details of your address from your telephone number, so be careful about disclosing it to someone you don’t know well.
Have a separate e-mail address which you can give out in chat rooms and use a nickname when you are on-line, rather than your real name. If you are asked for your real name, never disclose your surname. If you start to feel uncomfortable with an on-line situation, log off or surf somewhere else.
If you get to the 'chatting on the phone' stage - never let anyone phone you. Instead, insist on phoning them and use 141 to withhold your number (UK only). Giving out a mobile phone number can be safer than your home or work number.
When someone gives you their mobile number and not their landline number, you may want to consider why they have only given you a mobile number - do they have a spouse or partner at home? (Although, of course, they, too, may just be innocently protecting themselves from potential trouble by not giving out their landline number.)
When meeting in person someone you have met over the Internet, it is especially important to let someone else know what you are doing, where you are going and what time you expect to be back.
Please don't let this put you off internet dating - there are rogues of both sexes out there and you need to bear that in mind, but there are also many genuine people who are looking for love, and internet dating sites can certainly help you in your search.
Children are always being warned that people on the Internet might not be who they say they are. However, the same warning applies equally to adults who are meeting people over the Internet. When chatting to someone in a chat room or on an Internet dating site, you have no idea whether what you are being told is the truth or not. Take care of yourself. Don't believe everything that you are told. Keep your personal safety in the back of your mind at all times and don’t be afraid to keep asking questions until you feel as though you have got to the truth.
When using the Internet, never give out personal details such as your surname, your address, your place of work or your phone number. Remember that it in some countries it is possible to obtain details of your address from your telephone number, so be careful about disclosing it to someone you don’t know well.
Have a separate e-mail address which you can give out in chat rooms and use a nickname when you are on-line, rather than your real name. If you are asked for your real name, never disclose your surname. If you start to feel uncomfortable with an on-line situation, log off or surf somewhere else.
If you get to the 'chatting on the phone' stage - never let anyone phone you. Instead, insist on phoning them and use 141 to withhold your number (UK only). Giving out a mobile phone number can be safer than your home or work number.
When someone gives you their mobile number and not their landline number, you may want to consider why they have only given you a mobile number - do they have a spouse or partner at home? (Although, of course, they, too, may just be innocently protecting themselves from potential trouble by not giving out their landline number.)
When meeting in person someone you have met over the Internet, it is especially important to let someone else know what you are doing, where you are going and what time you expect to be back.
Please don't let this put you off internet dating - there are rogues of both sexes out there and you need to bear that in mind, but there are also many genuine people who are looking for love, and internet dating sites can certainly help you in your search.
posted by Annie Harrison # 12:28 PM 
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