Online Dating Advice - How to Avoid the 3 Classic Mistakes That Ensure It Will Never Work Out

Online dating can feel like a roller coaster. On the one hand, it provides plenty of opportunity for meeting men quickly, however you can often find yourself dropped in an instant, and without any goodbye or explanation. One day he contacts you regularly, the next he's disappeared. Does this sound familiar? With its regular highs and lows, it can leave you wondering whether it's worth the effort. This is where knowledge is power. To succeed at online dating and get your guy, you must avoid the classic mistakes that so many women make. Read on to find out more.

So, you've hit it off with a guy online and it's all going well. He seems keen to chat to you and you look forward to his attentions. Before you know it, you're flirting every night and you can't wait for him to ask you out. Eventually it happens. You arrange to meet him and you feel like you're on cloud 9.

But wait... this opportunity is fraught with hidden danger. You see, usually when we go on a first date, we have had limited contact with the man that we are meeting. But internet dating is different. We may have chatted and emailed extensively. Usually we already feel like we know the guy and he knows us. Even though we have never met before, we may already have developed a level of attachment to him and we may even be starting to play out a relationship in our head. If so, we have already committed 2 of the greatest dating sins.

If you are already playing out a relationship in your head with someone you have never met, then stop now. This is dating; it is not a relationship yet. Becoming attached to a man before you have taken the time to get to know him, is a recipe for disaster and will lead to heartache. Many men will take advantage if you let them, so if you don't watch out for yourself, don't expect him to do it for you. However well you think you know him, you don't know him at all. Making sure that you find out what type of person he is before you enter a relationship will not only protect you but it will show him that you value yourself which will increase your attraction in his eyes.

The third mistake that women make is revealing too much about themselves too soon. Lulled into a false sense of security by that feeling of closeness and already knowing him, she feels like she can tell him anything. She opens herself up, as only a woman can, and spills her guts on everything that has gone wrong in her past life and relationships. He then wonders how to tell her that it is over before it started while she wonders why she doesn't hear from him again as it was such a wonderful date.

Hopefully you realise that online dating is really only a way of meeting someone and getting that first date. It is from the first meeting that the "real dating" starts in earnest and the rules of dating apply. Don't allow your sense of familiarity to spoil a promising relationship. If you want to give online dating a chance, make sure that you don't allow yourself to fall into any of the above traps. Always put yourself and your safety first during any new relationship encounters. You can succeed at online dating when you avoid these classic mistakes.