| SAFETY TIPS |
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| ManFusion.com wants your online experience to be a pleasant one.
Please use sound judgment and be responsible for your conduct online
and off. In both the online and real worlds, common sense is your
best safety tool. |
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| Take your time. |
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If someone seems too good to
be true they probably are. Start by first communicating solely
via email. Watch out for odd behavior or inconsistencies. Pay
attention to your correspondent’s words. The person at
the other end may not be who or what he/she says. It's always
best to trust your instincts. Walk away from anything that makes
you uncomfortable. |
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| Protect Your Anonymity. |
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All correspondence with Manfusion.com
members done via our email messaging center or Instant Messenger
application will not reveal any personal contact information
about you. If you decide to correspond through your own email
program make sure to use an anonymous username. Never include
your last name, real email address, personal Web site URL, home
address, phone number, place of work, or any other identifying
information in your profile or initial emails you exchange with
other members.
Furthermore, Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you
for this information or attempts in any way to trick you into
revealing it. Take all the time you need to become comfortable
with someone before revealing any person contact information.
Ask questions and make sure you are satisfied with the answers.
Trust your instincts, move cautiously and be selective. |
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| Practice Caution and Common Sense. |
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Careful, well-thought decisions
generally lead to better results in dating, and this is certainly
true with online dating too. Suitors must earn your trust gradually
through consistently forthright behavior.
Your job is to take all the time you need to test for a trustworthy
person, and pay careful attention along the way. Take a relatively
conservative approach to trusting anyone you meet online. If
you think someone is lying, it is likely that they are, so act
accordingly. Move on to someone you can eventually trust. Conduct
yourself and your romances in a responsible manner. Don’t
fall in love at the click of a mouse. Don’t become prematurely
intimate with someone, even if that intimacy only occurs online. |
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| Ask for a Photo. |
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A photo will give you a good
idea of the person's appearance. In fact, it’s best to
view several images of this person in a variety of settings:
casual, formal, indoor, outdoors. If he or she continuously
comes up with an excuse, it may be because that person has something
to hide. ManFusion.com will scan in a photo for free, so there
really aren't any good excuses for not doing it. A person may
also send you a photo of somebody else. Be cautious.
Please write your username and password on the back of the photograph
and mail it to:
Online Media Group / Manfusion
P.O. Box 41926
Los Angeles, Ca 90041
Please note: We do not return any photographs. If you
like your photograph return please include a self stamp envelope. |
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| Pick up the phone! |
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A phone call can provide valuable
insight into a person’s communication and social skills.
Do not give out your personal phone number. Instead, try a cell
phone number or make arrangements to call from a pay phone.
Only furnish your phone number when you feel comfortable doing
so. |
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| Only meet when ready. |
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The advantage of meeting and
interacting online is that you can gradually collect information
about your potential partner before making the decision to meet
in person. There is never an obligation to meet anyone and you
can always change your mind if you do decide to arrange a meeting! |
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| Warning signs. |
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Stay away from people exhibiting
behavior such as demeaning, disrespectful, or physically inappropriate
comments. Anger and intense frustration may be attempts to pressure
or control you so ignore these people.
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Refuses a phone conversation after
establishing an online relationship. |
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Will not provide direct answers to
direct questions. |
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His or her online persona is significantly
different than in person. |
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Refuses to introduce you to friends,
co-workers or family members. |
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