She has other online dating safety tips; If you decide to meet someone in person that you’ve spoken with only online, always meet in a public place the first few times. Drive yourself. Let your friends and family know where you’re going, with whom and when you plan to return. Have a panic word in case you have a quick second to call them if you need help. And keep your phone online so you can be tracked through GPS if necessary.
That might sound a little extreme, but Balland-Reisch says it’s simply a prudent precaution. Just last month a Las Vegas woman sued Match after she said she was stabbed by a man she met on the dating site. We used to be able to rely on our support networks – our family and friends – to vet people for us. When we meet people online, we can’t do that anymore.
And more and more, we are meeting people online. Despite all the nightmare stories and bad experiences, Ballard-Reisch says an estimated one in five romantic relationships start online today.
Others complain Match doesn’t respond to their complaints about unsavory characters
The 50-year-old Las Vegas woman is suing Match for $10 million, saying she was brutally stabbed and beaten by a man the dating site set her up with.
Other consumers have told ConsumerAffairs that sexually-menacing and deceptive men remain on Match even after they are repeatedly reported to the site’s managers.
Beckman said she and Wade Ridley, 53, dated for eight days in before she called it off. Lees verder