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Originally Posted by sauorkan

Could you please provide a summary for those of us who do not wish to sit through forty minutes of a podcast; and can you do it for those of us who cannot hear and the automated captioning is not very reliable? Thanks.

Going off what Sarah said in the post before mine: narcissists exist all over the world, both the real world and virtual world. Narcissists prey on the vulnerable, and it doesn't happen solely on dating sites; it can happen on a social media platform, it can happen on a niche virtual group, it can even happen on support forums such as TeenHelp.

I would say always follow your instincts and practice caution, but not to the point of outrageous paranoia where you shut everyone else out. If something seems skeevish about a person, listen to your guts. Don't get others involved, just get away from that individual as quickly as possible; even if it means you have to shut a whole community out.

While online dating can be dangerous, as Sarah said, there are still people whose relationships did work out. They turned from virtual to in-person, they met and eventually married, or they're cohabitating. Not all online relationships can turn dangerous; but that's not to say you shouldn't practice caution on these dating websites. It's general common sense.

Mind you, I am basing all this off Sarah's response above and making my own interpretation from that.

Sorry. I do understand your reasoning for supplying a summary, indeed it would save much time for members of our community. Sadly I haven't got that time required. Because I have enormous amounts of online coursework, followed by evening homework which impacts on my time in Teen Help.



At the slow rate I'm going with posting I calculate I won't be reaching 1,000 posts any time soon! Doesn't matter though. I enjoy my limited time here, and that was the point why I posted those two videos...for lack of time.


Cheerio for now,


Tommy.