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Online Dating Keywords

There are many words and even phrases that some people might be wondering about. Or for example how safe are your credit card details etc etc. Let me use this page to explain each term for you

Birthday -- So why will they ask for your date of birth (DOB). Well the answer is straight forward really. The date you give them is used to automatically generate your age. Look at it like this you would not want 70 year old men coming up when you do a search for a man aged 21 to 31. Well the same applies for men. Note that is a criminal act to enter in a false birthday, this is to protect children from adults posing has other children.

Credit Card Details -- The number of times I have heard that people will not buy over the internet for fear of credit card fraud. Ask yourself if you know of anyone that as been a victim of credit card fraud? The media industry, including newspapers and TV are allegedly worried about the Internet, since it is in direct competition with them, think about it!!!. Notice how they have attempted to show the internet in a bad light at every opportunity by devoting whole programs to it.
So back to your credit card details. Look at your address bar showing this web page, it starts with http://, so this is not a secure page. Now look at a page that wants your credit card details, thisnow begins with https://. In addition you will also notice that there is a lock shown shut, telling you that your credit card details are to be sent encrypted in a secret code. Now that we have established that only you and the dating agency can see your details, lets have a further look.
The agency you have chosen to use will already have loads of potential partners already on it's books. Well you are not going to give up your money to an agency with only a limited choice, are you? You can be certain that the agency is ligitimate and above board since so many people have signed up. You did look and see normal people on the website and not all stunning attractive men?  
On a final note the credit card companies want you to spend their money and are willing to offer protection against fraud. Just make sure you check your statements carefully each month. Better still is to have a second credit card just for online purchases that makes it easier to check any transactions made.

Email -- The online dating agencies require this to forward on details of potential partners which beats having to check through each agency in turn to check you statusetc. The agencies do not pass on your email to poterntial partners. Set up an online email account so that you simply forget about it should you either get a partner or decide not to bother.

Post Code Zip Code -- Agencies ask for your postcode to allow them to be able to match someone in your vicinity, rather than having potential matches from all over the world. The information you give then to include potential partners within a specified radius of where you live. Say 5 miles, 10 miles, 25 miles, 75 miles, etc.

Username -- To keep your true identity hidden, yet at the same time allowing you to be a unique member of an online dating agency a username is required. Think about it, if you saw member 1265412 and then 995643 and fancied than both, could you remember theirs numbers? Okay maybe you can, but others cannot so each person chooses a username that is unique to a particulardating agency. You want potential partners to remember you, so make it an easy one to remember. Think of your personality and use words to describe you. Crazychick, Desperatedan, dimpledot, dottydot, clevergirl, nurseincharge. Avoid names like SexySue or else you will be getting men wanting you for just sex.