Inevitably, when you casually mention to your friends that your are going to try dating online, you get the warnings about the weirdos that seem nice (and normal) at first, then they show their crazy. I didn't think it was a big deal...it's harmless...just keep some distance and don't meet anyone you're uncomfortable with. Makes sense right? Well here's the thing, it's a lot harder to tell sketchy from normal when you're only communicating via text. At least when you meet someone in person you can see the crazy in their eyes! Not to worry. I didn't get so far as meeting one of these....but it's interesting how they're all the same. They start off saying "hello how are you"....then they start sending pictures constantly....pictures of themselves in sunglasses mostly (so you can't see the crazy), pictures of themselves without shirts etc etc and ask you to do the same. You would never ask someone to take their shirt off before asking their name!....would you? Apparently many people do that sort of a thing. Then there's the ones who tell you immediately about all the things they love about you....again, without even knowing your name. So maybe I was mistaken and online dating isn't just like regular dating....Needless to say, after texting back and forth a couple of times, I stopped and never agreed to meeting any of those weirdos.
