How
To Meet People With
Craigslist
Craigslist is a great way of connecting with people. You may be
trying to meet people, finding friends that share similar
interests, looking for a romantic connection or simply want to
discuss issues that are important to you. Either way Craigslist has
a section that will aid you in finding the type of people
you're
looking for. Though Craigslist is able to help people in meeting
others in several ways, we will focus entirely on networking and
finding potential romantic connections using Craigslist. There is
also a brief segment laying out some safety precautions people
should be aware of when dealing with other people online.
Networking On Craigslist
An excellent resource for people that want to find
others to
network with is Craigslist. The Craigslist discussion forums offer
an obvious place for its users to engage in networking. Read
through some posts on subjects that interest you, and chances are
you'll find people who share the same interests and are interested
in deeper conversation. Every post on the discussion forums has an
email address for whoever made the post. It might be your personal
email or the anonymous email that Craigslist provides. Users of the
forums can then use the email addresses for contacting people they
wish to speak to/with in private, or they can respond in public through
the
forum.
Dating On Craigslist
Lots of people check out Craigslist to locate a
potential
romantic partner. Similar to dating services and newspapers, where
people either read and respond to others' ads or post ads of their
own in search of a match; Craigslist offers the same type of
service. The personals category at Craigslist has several options for
both homosexual and heterosexual adults. It's important to
understand that Craigslist places some restrictions, beyond the
standard usage terms, for posts made in the personals category. The
additional restrictions include limiting the use of this section to
people age 18 or over and prohibiting people from pretending to be
someone else in their ads.
Safety On Craigslist
Dating, in a general sense, is one area that
demands a
large dose of
precaution. This demand for precaution is greater in cases where
any potential dates meet using online resources like Craigslist.
The reason for this is that the Internet permits people a certain
level of anonymity, thereby allowing anyone to potentially
misrepresent themselves, whether intentionally or not.
A real danger that exists when you use the
personals category at
Craigslist is another person could have the potential or
desire to hurt someone physically. You can reduce the chances of
something bad happening by following a few basic rules. To start
with, it's best to arrange any "in person" meetings to happen in a
public place that is busy, instead of a quiet, out of the way
place. Next, you should avoid sharing personal information like
your telephone number or address. This helps in preventing people
with bad intentions from finding someone to prey on.
A final word of warning to people that use
Craigslist to find
potential dates: stay open-minded about other people you meet. It's
possible for someone to meet the perfect match from the first
response, but it's far more likely that you will receive several
responses from people that don't quite meet your expectations.
Stick with it, and eventually you may find the right person for
you.
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