I've been on Mingle2 for a while now. No this isn't a rant on how I can't find attention or women, or anything like that. I know they're here, I've talked and laughed and spoken with them (especially in the forums).
No this post is about advice I'd love to give the younger and more inexperienced dating site users.
Well, the ones with working brains, anyway.
Are you ready?

STOP GIVING OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFO ON YOUR PROFILE.

1.You see, there's this thing called privacy. It's a thing that everyone has a right to. If you post your e-mail info on your profile or in the forums, or anywhere else, not only does that make you look AMAZINGLY DESPERATE for attention, it's AMAZINGLY RISKY AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS.

2. do you really WANT every pervy guy or girl with any excuse whatsoever to flood your inbox with realy disgusting messages or images, or voicemails or god knows what else they can think of to really SKEEVE THE HELL OUT OF YOU? Like so much so that you have to edit your profile and take off your personal info? Because I guarantee you, IT'S HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS.

3. How's your self-worth these days? do you think of yourself as someone smart, intelligent, wise and classy? I'd like to think so. We'd all like to think so.
Oh, you put your e-mail adress up there for everyone to see? Well, thats gonna attract attention. But you better be prepared for loads of the wrong attention, because now that its there for all the world to see, they can copy it, paste it, hand it out to their friends, and their friends friends, and they're mutual acquaintances friends, and the local dogcatcher, and the mailperson, and your parents, and your grandparents, and ... you see where this is going right?

Now, I'm not saying its' gonna happen jsut like this. But i think a lot of smart people would agree with me that IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO PUT YOUR CONTACT INFO IN YOUR PROFILE.


save yourself the hassle, the embarassment, and the possible reproductive organ pics that some rando will probably want to place in your message board (or worse, stalk you like a creep until you get a restraining order, barb wire around your property, a shotgun, a keep out sign and a vicious guard dog and a firewall tight e-mail adress).

If you've read all this and taken anything I've typed to heart, feel free to comment below, and I appreciate your feedback.

However, if you've read all this and have still not goten the point, here is what I have to say:

May you live in interesting times...you'll probably be living in VERY interesting times because you done brought it on yourself.
What's that? Oh, you're being stalked by a murdering psychopath? Now how'd that happen?
Ohhhhhh right, you were desperate to find someone quick so you put private info out publicly and now you need the lawyer, and the barb wire fence around your property and the vicious guard dog and the restraining order, etc, etc, etc.

DONT PUT YOUR PERSONAL E_MAIL ADRESS ON YOUR PROFILE, IT'S JUST SOMETHING STUPID PEOPLE DO.
BE SAFE AND TAKE CARE, ALL.

And by the way, sorry for the misleading title.
Probably should read "Why you should'nt post your e-mail adress in your profile details."

Clarification rocks!

I agree

ok dear

Anything that's free always has its pitfalls. I would think some people use this as a means to acquire exactly that...more personal information. Sometimes its used by "Big Brother" if you would like to call it that, to threaten and harass. They must think we are all born yesterday...always be careful on dating sites...even those in the paper...used to drag in the "not so smart" and use and abuse in one manner or another...always be aware !!!!!!

Also never put your cell number on your profile.

Wait!
All I gotsta do, for the pervy chick of my dreams to find me, is put my personal info in my profile?


Anyone who read 'Da Rulez' of this site, already knows, it's a huge no-no, to put personal contact info in their profiles.

And as harsh as it might sound, never dole out too much sympathy for anyone. We all have our fair share of sad experiences, but some will try so hard to win you over, that they end up tricking you.

truth

My name is Dude. My visa # is TT.