If your teen is online dating, would you ever know it? More importantly, is online dating safe, especially for a teen? The answer may surprise you. When it comes to online dating, most people think of sites like Match or Eharmony, where people pay a monthly fee in order to post a profile and search the profiles of potential mates. However, teen online dating typically doesn’t involve sites like these. Teens are more likely to use free sites like Myspace, or Facebook, in order to find potential dates. The issue with these sites is that they aren’t moderated or regulated as well as pay dating sites are and the teens using them may be tricked by predators or people lying about who they are and what they’re about. Teen online dating is still probably the best way to meet people, however, and it can be safe provided the parents pay close attention to what they’re doing and who they’re talking to.
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