FROM
THE EDITOR
Earlier today I read an interesting article in the
Tonawanda News from a columnist who decided to do some
experimenting with online dating and write about it.
You can read what happened by visiting this
link (note
link no longer exists).
In
the article, Tim Schmitt says:
"...So
when I prepared for my first internet date, even though
a buddy insisted I get more pictures, I didn’t
listen. I punched up the profile of a cute girl with
one tightly-cropped photo, took every word as if it were
gospel, responded with a sweet message of my own and
set up a romantic encounter at one of my favorite local
restaurants, North Tonawanda’s Hideaway Lounge.
What I got was an education and a $100 tab..."
Turns out his date was a lot shorter and bigger than she
had indicated. And in emails she had told him this was
her first Internet date. But on the date she told him stories
of other men she'd met online. Classic deception.
The
story points out that even when you meet in person you
don't really know the
person you are with. For all you know, he or she
may be a professional
online dater.
If you
catch a person lying on your first date, no matter how
much you are attracted to him/her,
run the other way. Deception is the biggest destroyer of
relationships and marriages. The sooner you spot deception,
the easier it is for you to get away from its creator.
Trust your instincts,
Joe Tracy, editor
Online Dating Newsletter
