Same as anyone of any age: be very, very careful!!

Only go on a (so-called) reputable site;

Never give out your home details - would suggest you get a pay-as-you-go mobile phone that you use only for people you have met through the site - that way, if it doesn’t work out, they don’t have your own phone details.

If you get to meeting someone, meet in a public place somewhere other than where your home is;

Never give anyone money, whatever the ‘sob’ story is - in fact, if they mention money in any way, run a mile!

Take it very slowly to begin with!

Think that’s about it!! I know people who have had very successful relationships start through a website meeting but others who have been badly stung. However lovely the person sounds in emails, even on the phone, they can still turn out to be demanding, possessive, selfish, unkind - have any number of undesirable traits.

But, on the other hand, they could be absolutely lovely and the person of your dreams!!

Good luck - I hope you enjoy the experience and something wonderful happens to you.

In no special order —

There are some married men or men living with women on dating sites who try to pass themselves off as “available” men. If a man won’t give you his last name and/or lies about where he lives, there’s a good chance that he’s married.

Read his profile, carefully, as it will give you clues as to what he’s like and what he’s looking for, however, you can’t believe everything that you read.

If he sounds too good to be true, he probably is.

Meet in a public place. It’s probably better to meet in the daytime.

Don’t get into his car on the first date.

If you live alone in a house, don’t let him know where you live until you’ve been out with him several times.

Don’t, under any circumstances, give him money or have him invest money for you.

There are some nice men on dating sites, but not all of the men are nice. Good luck!

For one thing, by being realistic. If you are an out of shape 60-something, 23 year old models are not interested in you. If you are attracting interest from people who look remarkably good, but who live in a different country or a diferent continent, it’s unlikely to be a genuine date.

Luckily, it’spretty easy to weed out the scammers, they actually deliberately make it easy by using dodgy English and illogical stories. “Am an honest man looking for the love of my life. Am an IT consultant but don’t understand Tinder, can we talk on Facebook/email?”

Ask questions. If they say they are local to you, ask something that requires local knowledge.

I find starting a conversation with “What’s the craic?” immediately weeds out all the non Irish.

Arrange to meet as soon as possible. Coffee or a drink in a local cafe or bar is best. Scammers won’t turn up. They will have a sob story about having to rush to a dying relative in hospital and worry about the hospital bill. Yes, they’ll say this even if they are claiming to be in Dublin or London.

The same ones everyone should.

People are out there who will take advantage of the lonely. People are out there who want your time, attention, and money - and might not give you anything in return. People are out there who are emotionally and/or mentally unstable (and sometimes just outright criminal) on the internet in *at least* the same proportion they are in real life.

I worked with a guy who works straight midnight shift. Saw him again the other day. He has just finished a nasty divorce a little over a year ago, and decided he would try his hand at online ‘dating’. With women in Thailand. And he wouldn’t listen to us. And it is working about as well as you think it would.

The first one he ‘dated’ we’re pretty sure wasn’t even a woman. Or in Thailand. This ‘person’ would only ever text, chat, or email - nothing ‘live’ like a phone call or anything with a video feed (like Skype). Sent them odd bits of money to ‘help’ with things (apparently everyone in Thailand regularly crashes their scooters and motorbikes, it has been a common theme with everyone he’s ‘dated’). We finally convinced him ‘she’ wasn’t real when he sent them a phone in the mail and they *still* wouldn’t talk to him with a voice or send live video. I am guessing he got a few pictures of some naked Asian woman out of it but, at the ratio of dollars spent versus picture gotten, free ones on the internet would of been a whole lot cheaper.

The second one was at least a live female person. He spent a *lot* of money on helping her out with motor scooter repairs, replacing the air conditioning system her brother stole, and whatever story they could make up at the moment. He was eventually rewarded with a trip over there to actually meet this person. It went better than we (his coworkers) expected; he wasn’t stood up OR robbed and left at the side of the road somewhere. He *did* get to take her, and her ‘extended’ family, many places in Thailand and pay for everything for all of them. He also bought and installed shelving, countertop, and appliances in a house, and did some handyman work at more than one ‘relative’s’ house that he even paid for the material at. She was trying to convince him to buy ‘her mother’s house’ for her, of course she would handle all the paperwork, after he returned. She broke it off when he wouldn’t and had a ‘girlfriend’ she ‘knew was interested in him’ contact him. At least he wasn’t killed, and he might of even gotten to sleep with her (I don’t know if the extended family she traveled everywhere with watched or not), but she sure was an expensive date.

The new one he was ‘dating’ when I saw him last wants to get married, have him buy a house over there, and have riding elephants as part of the ceremony. Who knows how much money he has sent her.

I wished him luck and that, again, he needed to be careful that he didn’t end up rolled and left for dead on the side of the road in Thailand. That he probably only got out of that the last time because they thought they could get a whole lot more money out of him alive. That she might of even sold his name to the next woman as an easy mark. He just laughed. =)

Online dating can be a risky endeavor because there are so many unknowns. Therefore, you should make sure that the app of your choice has some built-in security features.

Ideally, the app would advertise its security guidelines on the registration page. But if they don't, or if security guidelines are particularly hard to find, you may want to look for a different app.

For example, Tinder and Hookoo has a photo verification feature that gives people the opportunity to take a photo of themselves in real-time, which Tinder matches to the person's profile to prevent tampering. A blue checkmark appears on the profile of the photo-verified person.

When creating your online dating profile, make sure you don't include your last name, contact information, nickname, or social media handle. You should keep personal details to a minimum. After all, if you meet someone you don't trust, you don't want them to have too much information about you.

I'd highly suggest you read all our posts about scammers and red flags. It will give you very important information on what to look out for. Especially if you are new to the dating site.

Scammers, unfortunately, str everywhere and they are very good at what they do. They will ply on your sympathy with their fake sob stories.

They woll use fake information and IDs to try to prove to you that they are real.

These are some quick clues for you:

Tell you they are in love with you in 5.92 minutes of first talking.

Wants you to immediately go to another app, WhatsApp or Chat, to talk. Using they want more privacy.

They are usually working overseas. Making it convenient for them not to meet or running into problems which needs your money, or asking for expensiveor illegal favors.

They need money for gift cards, phones. Having trouble accessing their bank account or have a frozen account. To name a few excuses. And you're the only one I trust, I have mo one else. But I'll pay you back when I come see you. Never to see him or your money.

Weaving their fake lives with you. Making you feel loved and cared about. Grooming and prepping you to ask for money. But in reality all they want is your money. There is or never will be any love, or a future together as they promise you.

But I call it a “wait for it moment”, when they ask for money. This is how you can really tell if he's a scammer.

If this happens. Dont play around, hoping you can change him because you can't. He has no couth or remorse. They have financially ruin and destroyed many people's lives.

So please take my advice, check out our posts about scsmmers. The more knowledge you have, the better equipped you will be. And don't let them play the guilt trip with you if you say no to them. Use your head and gut instincts instead of your heart.

Delete and block him asap. And gladly walk away with your heart and money still intact.

Trust me.

Give you a sob stories of how their spouse has died. And they have children who live with a nanny, relative, or boarding school.

I know that there's a lot of scammers, ex-convicts, addicts online. Dating sites are loaded with them. When you're on online dating sites you have to be very careful who you're dealing with. There are a few simple rules that you have to live by if you want to keep yourself safe and not waste a lot of your time.

Do not waste your time on anyone who is more than 30 miles away.

Talk on the phone within two days to make sure they speak English. Do not give out your phone number. Use an app like Google voice.

Never under any circumstances send anyone anything and never give anyone any personal information, not even your name. You can give them your name when you meet them. Never give anyone your address or let them use your address. It can be used for illegal activity that you will get in trouble for.

Meet within one week. If they cannot accomplish this, there's a good chance they are a scammer. They are probably some place in Africa. Maybe they are just not interested, or their married. Regardless of the reason, you're wasting your time. Move on.

Never under any circumstances post pictures of children on dating sites. There are pedophiles looking for children and will pretend to be interested in you to get to your child, don't make it easy.

Do not provide your personal contact details in your profile. Providing your home details in your profile, namely your phone number and address, is an easy way to track where you live or work. So, in the early stages of online dating, keep your personal information.

Once you know your date, you can decide how much information you want to provide. Remember, even if your first and last names are found, you can still be tracked on social networking sites. So try to create a nickname that you can use on dating sites.

Look for problematic features. When you chat over the phone or e-mail, you may start to pick out the characteristics of the other person. Do they seem grumpy? Are they controlling? Do they avoid some of your questions? Ask them how long their last relationship was and how long it lasted :)

It's better than ever that people over 60 are looking for love. With the Internet, you can meet mature singles anywhere in the world! There are many online dating sites for older people to choose from. There are so many online dating sites for seniors to choose from.

Popular dating services for the elderly range from the mainstream, such as Match and eHarmony, to niche sites such as Silver Singles, which specializes in people over 50.

eHarmony is the best dating site for people over 50 because their unique matching technology is based on scientific research. It uses more than 20 compatibility dimensions to narrow down matches -- more than any other online dating site.

You can also try Hookoo. it's a highly advanced dating site for people of all ages. There are a lot of things to love about this site and a lot of reasons for people to choose it over and over again.

Online dating can be a risky endeavor because there are so many unknowns. Therefore, you should make sure that the app of your choice has some built-in security features.

Ideally, the app would advertise its security guidelines on the registration page. But if they don't, or if security guidelines are particularly hard to find, you may want to look for a different app.

For example, Hookoo has a photo verification feature that gives people the opportunity to take a photo of themselves in real-time to verify.

When creating your online dating profile, make sure you don't include your last name, contact information, nickname, or social media handle.

You should keep personal details to a minimum. After all, if you meet someone you don't trust, you don't want them to have too much information about you.

You may even want to beef up the security of your social media accounts to add another layer of protection.

I answer this as a senior senior citizen. I lost my wife after 52 years of marriage. This loss causes intense loneliness. As I wrote in a book I Co-authored on using dating sites, “The issue with loneliness is that it can be felt as a fleeting desire for companionship as well as a strong driving need for a relationship. The latter can and will put you into a situation that can end in disappointment. If you have decided you have been alone too long, then you can either hug your cat, or get a grip and move on.

Let me digress for a moment. Believe us when we say loneliness is a powerful driver. After months or years of having some one in your life is, for want of a better term, addicting. Both of us felt this loneliness acutely and in truth is a reason why we made mistakes.”

The way to protect themselves is move slowly and make Due Diligence your best friend.

As we wrote ask your self at least these questions:

Am I really finished grieving my loss? This loss can either be a result of death or divorce.

Am I really looking for a lasting relationship or do I just want sex?

Am I being careful and self protective?

Do I understand that the relationship I seek is something I want-not need?

Am I ready to risk?

Obviously there is a lot more to answering your question but this is a start.

I was married for 52 years when my wife died. I hadn't dated in more than 1/2 century. I had a great marriage so I didn't want to be alone for the rest of my life. So what do you do? The rules had changed in 50 years. There were things I had no idea about. There were things I wanted in a relationship that I wasn't sure a woman really wanted, and I had no idea how you approach them? There is the loniness factor that takes away your common sense, and ofcourse the rejection factor as well. Now consider the fact that I had to ask my 47 year old son what I should do. It was a scary time.

After making a big mistake because of loneliness I settled down and made my own set of rules. I rewrote my profile several time so it accurately reflected who and what I was. I posted pictures that really reflected who I was. I decided who and what I was looking for. In my previous dating life I had been exposed to the concept of becoming someone's financial angel and I did not want that so I created three deal killers. First I did not want to remarry, 2. The woman had to be financially stable(not need a financial angle), and 3. she should want intimacy in the relationship.

With that done I started the process again accepting the fact I might well fail. I searched and dated for about three months when I met my second love. She to had lost her spouse She was 69, she didn't want to remarry, she too didn't want to be a financial angle, and she also was looking for an intimate relationship. We have been together over two year now.

It may well have started with doubt, loneliness and fear however it ended with me finding more than I hoped for so obviously it was well worth the effort.

Anyone who is slim build and not terribly fit/strong regardless of age/sex is advised to be sensible about where they meet people - choose a public space rather than a dimly lit Park or a out of the way pub up an alleyway, no matter how nice that pub looks in daytime, you do not want to invite trouble into your life as some people get drunk BEFORE they meet you for a “Date/social drink”.

Who & what people are looking for on dating sites varies enormously from people who want to run wild & free and find a partner who also likes Extreme Sports, to someone who might be older (or injured/born disabled) who’s looking for a more sedentary companion. Society is infested with people who practise deception so all are advied to do everything they can to establish the NATURE of whoever they meet. My advice is that you pay a lot of attention to how much the person you meet, drinks, and especially pay attention if they’re texting anyone else or taking more than one phone call during your Date. I once met up with someone who spent the entire time replying to texts, it wasn’t exactly an enjoyable “date” - years later I discovered that this individual or their supposedly Later Met partner had actually abused my home address by setting up a Life Insurance policy in their name claiming them to own/occupy MY home! (This was proven to me face to face by a member of Bank Staff to whom I shall be eternally grateful for proving to me that I wasn’t ‘going mad’, and I wasn’t wrong); What the person had been doing was sending feedback to a 3rd party that I was till in the pub, presumably the texts were going to the person I later found out had robbed her employer of £25,000 Takings before the two of them emigrated to the USA in presumably financed by the Fraud Proceeds of a Life Insurance Payout after they faked the death of one or other of them. (You’ve probably guessed that I stopped dating a long time ago!) Older people using dating sites can be more prone to this type of Fake Date scenario, and younger people might be more prone to being overcome by a drunkard who loses control of themself. I’d advise anyone to take a friend with them if they can who can sit/stand at a discreet distance on the first Date & help make sure nothing untoward happens.

Whatever you do - do NOT go to someone’s house (or to a party at their friend’s house) until you’ve met and chatted with someone several times. Make sure your phone is charged before you go out and has credit allowing you to make at least half a dozen calls. Tell your family members or close friendswhere you’re going out to and when you’ll be back. Websites will usually issue similar Good Practice advise to people regardless of their age/Dating aims.

I'm struggling with this to. I chose to go to LDS Planet which is for active Mormons but their site kind of doesn't work instead of sending real reply is sent back what you sent to the person. I'm considering match.com. On the other hand I'm thinking of waiting till April or May hopefully covid-19 and getting out meeting people. Since I was in retail furniture sales I'm going to look around different stores and see if I can find a woman that my appropriate age and get to know her and then ask her out. There's got to be other way maybe on Craigslist but anytime I post are even if it's something pure nothing sexual it gets edited out I don't know what's wrong with their company going to write them. What about social Gatherings at different churches there was one place I used to play the organ add a church different of mine but there were attractive women there when they start congregating again I think I might go to that church baby just to meet someone. Anyway it's very difficult see if Craigslist would work for you put a catchy phrase and it might work

Surprisingly, although the elderly population isn’t adept at using technology, they don’t get scammed on dating apps as much as those who are middle-aged. But that’s another story, which I talked about in my other answer.

The point is, yes, dating apps are safe, even for the elderly. However, they need to take it upon themselves to do the following:

1. Be aware of how romance scams work.

2. Keep themselves updated on new modus operandi.

3. Choose a reputable dating app/site.

4. And perhaps most importantly, try to meet their matches in person so they can confirm their identity.

Dating apps/sites are doing their part to prevent users from becoming romance scam victims by heightening their security measures. But they can only do so much; users should also do their part to protect themselves.

Theses days are definitely not safe for dating sites you have theses computers and so many hackers around you can never know You just might get lucky and you just might get yourself into something that you can’t get out of Trust theses days are hard to find Because both sex’s have a hard time finding and getting someone to trust. Me am old fashioned i look at a beautiful woman and I don’t want to follow her around and act weird So me I show her respect and walk up to her and say hey my name is Charlie and am sure she’s looking and watching for you to make a move. See the whole picture is your out in the opening And you just sometimes talk about anything like you known each other for years And then you ask her maybe we can meet up here sometime next week and I’ll buy you dinner or coffee But if things take off either way no body gets hurt It’s like flirting like teenagers once again At least no one gets hurt But a great way to get to know each other rather sitting at home on your computer texting god knows how many weeks to get to know someone And in public places you see people really like right off the start

When meeting someone from an online dating site for the first time in a public place, it's essential to prioritize safety. Beforehand, share your location and plans with a trusted friend or family member. Meet in a well-lit, busy area during the daytime. Avoid secluded or isolated spots. Trust your instincts and if something feels off, leave immediately. Do not share personal information or bring valuables. Stick to public transportation or your own vehicle. Lastly, be cautious with alcohol and never accept drinks from strangers. Remember, safety should always come first in any dating situation.

Online dating is a lot of fun, but it can be risky at times as you don’t know whether the person has an alternate ego. That’s why it’s wise to take a few safety precautions while dating online.

Sometimes in adult dating, people get less concerned about safety. But that should not be the case. Staying safe is a lifetime chore.

Earlier the concern was meant for females only, but now males have equal chances of meeting frauds. So, safety is crucial irrespective of your gender and age.

Find out some of the tricks of the time that can keep you safe, without shoving off the fun part. Read the following safety measures before signing up in the free dating app in India.

1. Google yourself. Sounding ridiculous? Maybe! But it’s one of the first things you should do before online dating. Check how much information about you is available online. When someone will find interest in you, that’s how they will proceed. So, be alert of your online PI beforehand.

2. Avoid giving your personal cell phone number. Instead get a free Google Voice number. Download the Google Voice app and generate a separate number for your dates.

3. Never ever reveal your professional life until you are quite sure about the person in opposite. Some apps may try to fetch your job title, company name salary at the time of registration. However, the best free online dating app in India will never do these kinds of security breach.

4. Always meet your date in a crowded place. Meeting in public is always safe than private dates. Once you know the person inside out, only then go to private romantic gateways.

5. Drive yourself to and from your dating location. You may also take the public transportation. But don’t travel in private with your date.

Try online dating – it’s exciting and adventurous. But you should keep in mind the above safety precautions.