This phrase from Hill Street Blues (if you're old enough to have seen this show) is particularly true in dating. There are lots of "women" (and let's face it some "men") who promise you the world if you send them money for their travel/ accomodation/ sick relative or other problem.

Even if you do meet someone and they seem wonderful, always have an exit plan. The first few months of dating do not always reveal the real person, so you should always be able to leave a relationship. Being trapped because you cannot afford to leave a relationship is often the gateway to other forms of abuse.

Please be aware of sellers and other people seeking to take advantage of you. The mods are definitely not all seeing and all powerful and can only see what the rest of you see - some words on a screen. Only you can find out for yourself whether the words on the screen are a genuine person or a mask for someone more nefarious.

Having said all that, dating people and perhaps meeting the love of your life can be wonderful, but "Let's be careful out there"