Your Online Presence

When you mention online dating, there will always be someone who will talk about the dangers of sharing information online. However, there are ways to protect your information while using online dating sites and there are other websites that can put your details at risk. Here is our guide for using dating websites and other… Continue reading Your Online Presence

National Stalking Awareness Week 2016

During National Stalking Awareness Week 2016, which runs from 18th-24th April, Suzy Lamplugh Trust is highlighting the issue of online stalking. At Muddy Matches we take personal safety very seriously and we would therefore like to share some of the advice that Suzy Lamplugh Trust website.

Spring Breaking Badly

Don’t worry, we haven’t become Americanised (note the use of s instead of z), but the hashtag #springbreakingbadly has caught our attention this week. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs released a tweet that said, “Not a ’10’ in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying… Continue reading Spring Breaking Badly

Complete Guide to Safe Online Dating

Online dating is no more unsafe than meeting someone in a pub, but it’s worth taking a few steps to make sure that you are as safe as you can be. Choosing a website When choosing a dating website, ask your friends about the sites that they have used and what experiences they have had.… Continue reading Complete Guide to Safe Online Dating

How to Protect Your Contact Details

By using an online dating website to contact people, you can keep your details private until you wish to reveal them. You can even use a pseudonym if you wish so that people don’t know what your real name is until you choose to tell them. Here are some things that you can do for… Continue reading How to Protect Your Contact Details

What to Share Online

How much information should you share online? You should share enough information to encourage people to get in contact with you, but not so much that you put your own safety at risk. Here are some tips for what to share and what to share on online dating websites… Do share your first name –… Continue reading What to Share Online

First Date Safety Advice

You’ve probably heard horror stories about online dating being a dangerous place to meet someone, from people who have never used a dating website, but online dating is no more dangerous than meeting someone in the supermarket queue. Whether you’ve met someone at a party, at the races, or online, it’s important to think about… Continue reading First Date Safety Advice

What Not to Include in Your Dating Profile

Here at Muddy Matches, we have a number of measures in place to help to protect our members and to encourage safe online dating, but it is still important to think about what you can do to protect yourself online. One of the most important things you can do is to keep your personal details… Continue reading What Not to Include in Your Dating Profile