What is online dating and what are the benefits?
Thanks to modern day technology, online dating provides a private, safe, expeditious, convenient and effective way of meeting people, making friends and finding a partner of your choice.
There are many advantages to online dating. You can search for love from the convenience of your home. By the time you have exchanged emails and then advanced to calling your prospective date, you should have already established a certain amount of rapport before your first date. You already have things to talk about based on earlier communication.
How do I become a member?
To become a member you would need to complete a questionnaire which then becomes your profile. You can either prescribe to become a standard member or premier member. Standard membership is FREE. Other members would be able to send you messages using the anonymous messaging system. You will also receive your own personal identification number and password and gain access to the profiles of members of your choice.
Premier membership gives you access to all the benefits of online dating. It allows you to receive and send messages to members of your choice.
How much does it cost to become a member?
Standard membership is totally FREE of charge and entitles you too many benefits of online dating. Premier membership provides all advantages of online dating and allows you to exchange messages with those you wish to. Premier membership costs only $14.99/month!
Is online dating safe?
Yes it is! We input every effort to ensure the safety of all our members. Personal details like your email, address, telephone number, identification number and password are kept private and anonymous. Other members do not have access to this information unless you give them out. Please click here for guidelines on safety
How effective is online dating?
Online dating is a real bona fide way of meeting people and forming valuable relationships and SaskOnline.com endeavours to ensure that members receive the very best of this mode of dating.
Safety Guidelines
Online dating is arguably one of the safest ways of dating in today's society. It is can also be exciting and extremely convenient as you are doing everything from the comfort of your home if and when you want to. You can get to know a lot about your prospective dates well before you meet them, first through reading as much of their profile as possible on our database, then exchanging messages through our anonymous messaging system and later on, through telephone conversations.
However, remember that your date is still a stranger and it is wise to bear a few safety tips in mind before you meet up for your first date.
Here are some suggestions;
Never give out your address, office or home telephone number until you know the person well enough to do so. It is far wiser to give out your mobile number initially. Your instinct will give you clues as to when you know the person well enough to disclose other personal contact details. If you need to call other members using your home or office number, use a caller identification blocking technique before dialing their number.
If you feel harassed or generally uncomfortable with another member, you may block their messages using the simple process provided on the database for blocking unwanted messages. You should stop sending them messages.
Do not make false promises or present a false representation of yourself either through your photograph or your profile in general. This could incite anger when you finally meet up with your date. The person online needs to be as accurate a representation as possible as the person that your date is going to meet face to face.
Always arrange to meet in a public place like a restaurant. Never allow your date to pick you up at your house. Do not arrange to meet at a hotel room or anywhere else that would mean that you are exclusively alone.
Always let a friend/family member know where you are going to be and what your movements are going to be during the date when possible.
Give your friend/family member as much information as possible about your date.
Take your fully charged credited mobile phone with you to call a friend/family member if the date seems to pose a danger and you are in need of their help.
If you indeed feel uncomfortable tactfully bring your date to an end. Make your own traveling arrangements home. Your date should not accompany you on your journey home.
Trust your instincts and use your common sense. Your instincts are generally always right. You will feel when something is not quite right. You should react according to what your instincts and common sense tells you.
Again, we reiterate that online dating and dating agencies as a whole are very safe ways of dating. However, there are no guarantees that a person is not going to pose a danger wherever you meet them. Online dating is no exception. Therefore, all members should simply apply the common sense and safety precautions that would be reasonable in any given situation.
