Here’s a handful of important things to keep in mind when you’re answering or placing a personal’s ad. If you’re involved in any kind of internet dating, you’ll want to read this!
Get an anonymous e-mail account. You don’t want every person to whom you write to know your full name, and possibly where you work. There’s tons of free web-based e-mail accounts, like Yahoo! or Hotmail. Make sure you don’t have your real full name visible in the outgoing name (for example, “John Doe” <john_doe@yahoo.com>). If you’re not sure, send yourself an email and take a look. You can usually change this in “options” or “preferences.” I usually just use my first, or first and middle name. Also, for you AOL folks, it’s good to use a non-AOL e-mail account to avoid pesky Instant Messengers:
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