You’ve been using an online dating service and you’ve found someone you would really like to meet.  Before you get started, there is one big note of caution.

Online dating sites DO NOT do background checks on their customers.  Please don’t assume that because a person has a profile on a dating site that the site has “pre-qualified” them and validated their background.

Here are some best practices for you to follow before setting up your first meeting.

• Make contact by phone. 

I was just browsing around the web and I bumped into a great article. It has to do with a new law that passed in New Jersey which will require online dating sites to disclose all of their security screening measures regarding their members.

This includes whether or not the sites provide background checks on their members. Although many users believe that the dating sites provide these security members, most in fact, do not.