Romantic and sweet as it really is, snail mail has lost its appeal due to the development of the Internet and cellular phones.
People can just as instantly hear the voice of their darling in Brazil as see their faces on the monitor with proper bandwidth.
But new developments in technology and relationships offer new etiquette concerns with it; people are running the great risks if they are ignorant of online dating scams.
Keep in my mind these tips to keep your heart, and sanity, from falling apart.
1.
The Internet is another world.
By accepting the fact that people online put on a personality they want others to see, and that they assume the same for you, you learn to not be foolhardy in accepting that friend invite just because they look exceptionally attractive in their profile picture.
Check out their album or friends in social networks, to verify if what they say about themselves is even remotely true.
2.
Online dating is a ritual.
People you meet online take online relationships will view it on different levels.
There will be those who want a response from you as soon as you are able, and will always make themselves available for a chat or correspondence.
Be watchful for these levels and see if you can bear it as much as you can give back.
3.
Meet up.
Unless you both agree to keep your online person as the only basis of your relationship, it will eventually end up with both of you meeting each other for the first time at a literal face value.
4.
If they are who they say they are, good for you.
If not, RUN LIKE HELL.
That's the risk you'll always be living with in online dating.
No amount of electronic passion and webcam-romance will eschew the true value of seeing each others faults and scars.
It is never too late to turn back from a deceptive online partner, especially when risks begin to show.