I kind of hate to admit this, but since I'm an anonymous guest, why not? I've checked out probably 2 dozen dating sites in the last 5 years. What I've found is there are ALOT of scammers out there, and a few honest people. If there weren't any honest and good and caring people on these sites, there would be no one to scam. But on several sites I've actually seen friends or acquaintances or just people I recognized, and in almost every case they were people who were single and who I could imagine joining a dating site. I had a friend who saw one of my profiles once. It was embarrassing when he told me that he saw it, and I told him I was just messing around, which was partly true. But its pretty simple. WIDE is the path to destruction and narrow is the path to righteousness. There are millions of people in America claiming to be Christians and to some degree they may believe themselves to be just that, but just as there are hundreds of different denominations, there are millions of different interpretations of what it is to be a Christian. Scriptures tell us not to be naïve and easily taken in. But on the otherhand we shouldn't go through life never trusting anyone or helping anyone out. But giving anyone money who you have not come to know through a real life personal relationship is just plain irresponsible. We are to be good stewards with what we are given, do not throw pearls before swine. But at the same time we are to be generous and we are to help out widows and orphans and the poor. And we are to test people as well. Do not judge them by their outward appearances, but judge them by their inner beauty, their character. If you know your scriptures, then discuss the scriptures with them. If they are scammers, at least make them work hard to earn your time. But NEVER give anyone money over the internet, NEVER. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!!!!!!!! It's bad enough that you give them your time, don't add to it by giving them your money. If they do ask you for money, force them to jump through hoops to prove they are who they are. Maybe they'll just all of a sudden stop writing you? Make them take a picture of themselves with a newspaper dated that day and that you can tell is from the town they claim they live in or something like that. Make them stage a picture, tell them to do something that only the person in the picture you see of them in their profile could do. And don't be afraid to challenge them and ask them to prove who they are. I've been challenged and asked to do that, and I was very pleased that they were giving me the opportunity to do so. I wasn't offended or scared away. Well, hopefully this advice might help someone?