Dating by Influence (Social Media Effect)

Connect with Suzie at www.SingleDatingDiva.com § Social Media now plays a significant role in your dating life and can have both positive and negative effects. § You need to navigate the dating waters with Social Media very carefully because you can’t believe everything you see or hear online. Anyone can write and be anything they want when they’re hiding behind a screen. § Some people like to use it to reach out to people rather than use dating apps, particularly those who are in distant places. These encounters are scary because many of them lead to catfishing and fraud situations. § When someone catfishes online they gain someone’s trust and admiration before usually asking for money. These people approach lonely people, telling them what they want to hear, making them feel loved, wanted and special and then once they’ve gained their trust give a sob story and ask for money. So be very wary of these encounters and IGNORE! § It’s also a best practice to add people on social media that you’re newly dating because their activity online might leave you wondering and many times insecure and paranoid. So unless you know where you stand with them don’t add them or creep them. § Your digital footprint tells people a lot about you, perhaps things you didn’t want people to know, so be careful about what you post online (it could even cost you a great job opportunity). § Social media should be used to enhance interactions rather than initiate them. You can never replace face to face interactions with online ones. § Avoid comparing yourselves to others online because remember people show you what they want to show you usually with a filter so it might not even be real. § Just be you. Protect your privacy. Ignore the noise online. § POST IT NOTE / MANTRA: I will avoid social media as a dating tool