Hi everyone here is something that everyone should read, I saw it in the English newspaper The Guardian and then again online.

Of course always remember that www.easilyfriends.com is free we will never ever ask you for any money and neither will anyone else here at www.easilyfriends.com and so if someone does ask for money ignore them, block them and report them.

We want your experience on www.easilyfriends.com to be fun, safe and above all have a happy ending.

Here is what was in The Guardian and if you want to you can read it here for yourselves.

www.guardian.co.uk

Scam watch: Online dating fraudsters are only after one thing …

OFT warns against scammers who build fictitious profiles on dating websites and befriend other users before asking for cash

Con artists on dating websites may ask for money to cover urgent medical treatment for a family member

Romantics should be on their guard against internet dating scams that can not only rip you off financially but also break your heart.

The latest scam alert from the Office of Fair Trading warns that the increased potential to meet people online is being used by criminals to con people out of their money.

“Romance fraudsters” target singles columns and dating websites to search for victims. They create fictitious online profiles and send out unsolicited emails or letters, often with fake photographs, using the trust they build up to persuade their victims to part with large sums of money in frauds that can go on for years.

These typically involve the scamster telling their victim they want to meet them but are stranded without the money to travel or cover visa costs. They may also say that they or a family member require urgent treatment for an illness.

The OFT says in one recent case a British national was kidnapped after travelling to west Africa expecting to be met by someone with whom they had established an online friendship. The individual had no idea that the online ‘friend’ was the fictional creation of a criminal group. The victim was assaulted, imprisoned for four days, and was released only when a ransom was paid.

“All fraud is destructive but dating scammers are particularly ruthless as they abuse the emotional trust and attachments that people invest when looking to meet someone,” says Heather Clayton, senior director of the OFT’s consumer group. The OFT says dating site users should take the following steps to avoid becoming victims:

• Know what you are paying for and what the dating agency promises to provide in return.

• If you receive any requests for money, be suspicious, even if you have known the person for a number of weeks.

• Be sceptical and ask yourself simple questions, for example, “Why am I the only person who can help them, when I have just met them?”

• If you meet somebody unknown to you, always meet in a public place and take a friend with you for support if you are unsure.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) adds that if you do decide to travel to meet an online friend, particularly if you go abroad, tell someone trustworthy where you are going, plan regular contacts and agree what they should do if you miss a contact.

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63% of women say that the a man says ‘I love you’ first.

11% of all men believe that finding a life partner is important.

6% of all women are looking seriously looking for a life partner.

40% of all women consider that a man’s education is more important than whether he is handsome or not.

34% of all women believe that a deposit on a home is a more significant sign of commitment than an engagement ring.

29% of all women spend more time shopping than they do looking for life partner.

As a rule people either men or women go on 100 dates before they marry.

8 out of 10 singles believe that the first kiss is a very good indication what their rest of any relationship will be like.

Everyone here at www.easilyfriends.com would like to wish all of you a Merry Happy Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!

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For most of this year the good people at www.easilyfriends.com have been looking very closely at the way in which their members have been using their web site and dating trends in general together with the way that people use www.easilyfriends.com and the internet in general to find friends and partners.

Now the people at www.easilyfriends.com have started to use that information to improve their already excellent web site and offer some of the non-confidential research to members and of course readers of my blog.

My last blog covered the interesting fact that a large number of people around 50% log on to web sites such as www.easilyfriends.com specifically to find love, an encouraging fact if you are looking for someone to love yourself and probably the best reason to join www.easilyfriends.com which of course unlike other web sites doesn’t ask you to pay for the privilege.

As part of our research we looked at the demographic of our website and discovered that although just over 50% of our members are men 53% to be precise the number of female members has significantly increased during 2009 and the trend continues.

This of course means that as we enter 2010 and the increase in the number of woman joining www.easilyfriends.com rises they may well soon out number men and that will I am pretty confident make using www.easilyfriends.com a lot nicer for women and men alike.

All of which means whether you are male or female you are going to really enjoy visiting www.easilyfriends.com even more especially because they are the best free web dating service and that means that you don’t have to be alone.

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In all honesty I do tend, as you know, to shy away from specific offering dating tips, and that is because we are all different and what would for me might not work for you, so i try just to offer advice which you dear reader can interpret and use in a way that suits you and your personality best.

But I was asked the same question recently by a number of people recently and so I thought I would share my answer with you all.

The question was simple but it would seem the subject bothers a lot of people on a date for the first or second time, and that questions is “how do you keep the conversation going?”

Talking to someone who you don’t know very well is difficult for some people and so the best way to overcome any awkward silence is to have a few topics or indeed questions of your own stored away in your memory.

I am not suggesting that you begin an interrogation and I am not suggesting that all silences are awkward, remember a peaceful moment in a date is something you remember, they often tend to lead to kissing.

So the sort of questions to ask are ones that have pretty obvious answers. What would you do with a million pounds? Is a good one and will let you know a little more about the person you are talking to.

Holidays are great topics of conversation, tell the person you are on a date with where you went last, where you would like to go next and you will find that all sorts of conversational directions flow from a simple sentence.

If you use general subjects you will be amazed just how much the conversation will flow. Just try to relax and if you can’t remember any of the questions you thought about, sincere compliments always break the ice I have found.

At the end of the evening if you have anything in common you will have discovered some of it by chatting, and asking questions and that way you will both know if there is going to be a follow up date.

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