Online Dating Rules for WomenOnline Dating

Let's face it, online dating is probably your best shot at meeting Mr. Right these days. However, you need to learn pretty fast how to sort the wheat from the chaff. Here are some basic online dating do's and don'ts to help you navigate the murky waters of cyber-dating.

Rules for Online Dating: DOs

1. Be honest
No.1 on our online dating rules list: Write an honest description and post a recent photo of yourself. Don't make yourself taller, thinner or blonde-haired just because you assume that's what men want in a woman. Would you really want to be with a man who judges a book by its cover?

2. Learn the lingo.
Learn to translate the language of online dating profiles into common tongue. If he describes himself as “cuddly”, read “chubby”. If he says “I've been told I'm handsome”, read “by his mother”.