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Originally Posted by Zatoichi  I think its all just a waste of time and effort i mean why waste all this time talking to someone you never have seen before let alone they could be a sex offender why put up w/ the risk its just stupid. now if you've met them before thats different |
That is a common misconception about online dating. You can usually tell about someone by the way they talk. I encountered a person in a chatroom claiming that he was a Navy SEAL. When his location said that he was in Fort Hood. You have to be extermely careful about meeting people online and also offline. The person you meet offline could be a serial rapist, murderer, or even a sex offender. You don't know. Just because you meet someone in real life doesn't automatically mean that its safer to date them. Always be wary of your surrondings.
Also in real life you still have to waste your time talking to a person you have never met in your life. There is a such thing as arraigned marriages and blind dates. But those two entirely different topics that can be discussed at a later time.