Hello everyone. My goal in this article is the following: to give recommendations to people who are looking for a serious relationship with their other half on dating sites. Protect them as much as possible from disappointments that they may encounter and warn them against possible mistakes. I completely agree with those who believe that it is best to meet people in the real world and this is the most effective. But no one will deny that dating sites have occupied a certain niche and a sufficient number of people use them, pursuing various goals. For those who hope to meet on the Internet for a serious relationship, it is useful to know that the majority of users registered on the site are those who do not intend to meet and meet in real life, but only spend time there to enjoy correspondence and increase their self-esteem . If we also add married people, lovers of one-time meetings and those who are looking for clients to earn money, gigolos, people from MLS, then there are few real people who want to meet for a serious relationship, up to 10 percent. Before searching, it is important to tune in to the fact that the result can be anything, and if it is negative, then this is also a result that will make a person stronger and wiser. Treat it like a game. This attitude will help you respond more adequately to current situations in the future. How can you try to find a “life partner” on dating sites? 1. Set the correct search criteria, this will initially discard those unnecessary people who honestly state their dating goals and do not fall into your interests. It would seem that “happiness is close”, a huge number of profiles have appeared that meet your requirements, with beautiful photographs and attractive text, but... this is only the beginning of the journey. Among these profiles there will be many people who are hiding their true goals and will turn out to be not who they say they are, not as beautiful as they look in the photo, etc... It often happens that this is not their photo at all.2. Please review the application form carefully. If a person has been registered for several years and there are many views of the profile in a month, then this should be alarming. Why haven't you found what you're looking for yet? Think about whether it’s worth spending time and nerves on them? 3. You chose the appropriate profiles, wrote the first letter or they wrote to you - it doesn’t matter who did it first. What to do next? I suggest not to get involved in a lengthy correspondence, but to offer to call or chat on Skype, citing the fact that this is much more convenient for you. If a person begins to refuse, writes that he is not ready yet or something like that, then this should alert you. Most likely, these are those people who enjoy the process of correspondence or are married who cannot speak freely. It is also important to hear the interlocutor, what he says, how he expresses his thoughts, etc., so that you can draw certain conclusions at the initial stage.4. Arrange to meet in a safe place to protect yourself from scammers. Here, as they say, “It’s better to see once...”. At the first meeting, a lot will become clear. If a person delays the first meeting, then it is unlikely that he has serious intentions. If getting to know each other is important for a person, then with any load you can find an hour of time. 5. A separate topic. People who meet from prison. I don’t want to speak the same about everyone, but there are many cases where they are looking for women to “get by” after their release and at the same time correspond with many and choose the one that suits their requirements. Life has forced many prisoners to become good “everyday psychologists” who can and do turn heads with their lofty phrases and intentions. I have been approached more than once for individual consultations regarding the negative experience of such acquaintances, and as a result, people began to experience prolonged depression. The scenario is approximately the same. He lived at the expense of others for a month or two, promised to find a job, said that he loved him, and then left and never returned. There was also such a case: “We lived for a year, was born!!!