How To Date Safe After a Divorce

Dating safe after divorce is an absolute necessity in today’s world. Some people can begin dating again within a few months; others take years. Whatever the length of time you decide to take is up to you, but it is important that you do take some time to get to know yourself again and embrace the single person that you once were before your marriage. According to a poll conducted by WomanSavers, of over 2,371 women, 15% think a date turns into a relationship after 5 dates, 31% feel a date turns into a relationship after dating for 3 months, 14% after 6 months, 20% after you’ve had sex, and 17% when he says, "I love you." There is no rush, so take your time and do your research.

1. Explore options of meeting a safe date through friends, church, school, the gym or even walking a dog in the park. If you decide to date online, be sure to go to websites that have a long-term success ratio.
2. Try to get the first and last name of your potential date as soon as possible and Google his name, run it through a dating database and check your local felon registry. If you think that this person is someone you may be interested in long term, do a background check on them. Services like KnowX.com and Intellius offer affordable background checks. If you have children, you must screen your dates even more carefully because many times pedophiles will target single mothers for access to their children.
3. Stay as anonymous as possible and don’t give out your real name or personal details early on. When you meet someone for the first time, meet in a public place and use only your first name.
4. Wait a while before becoming intimate. That way you can screen out the players who are only after sex. If you do decide to become intimate, use protection until both parties have been tested for sexually transmitted diseases.

According to another poll conducted by WomanSavers.com, of 2,491 women, 68% said they Google a person's name before dating while 31% still did not. In this dangerous world we currently live in, it is simply naive not to do some digging on your mate. We hire a mechanic to inspect our car before we buy it, we have our home inspected before we purchase it, why wouldn't we do the same with a potential partner who we may spend the rest of our life with? Research and rate before you date for safer dating worldwide.