As Valentine’s Day approaches, those that are single may be thinking about looking for love online.
Online dating is big business these days. Recent research shows the number of Britons paying to use online dating agencies is set to grow from 2.6m in 2006 to 6m by 2012, and set to be worth around £368m in revenues. In terms of content that people buy online, it’s surpassed only by music and video games.
However, as you will know from me by now, there are some avoidable risks involved. Overall, our approach should be no different to doing anything else online – shopping, social networking, banking: Be aware of the risks, keep your wits about you, and if it sounds too good to be true…
…well, check out Get Safe Online’s top tips here.
Do this, and there’s little reason not to enjoy the benefits of meeting people this way. Indeed, according to independent research for one of the popular dating sites, users find a compatible match once every ten minutes.
Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day!
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