As the Match.com rape trial drew to a close today and Jason Lawrance was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, the trial judge Gregory Dickinson expressed grave concerns for the safety of women on Match.com and other online sites.
Says Judge Dickinson ‘I would like to see if lessons can be learned from the use of such sites’ and he called for prosecutors to examine the standards of supervision on online sites.
The National Crime Agency has announced that crimes linked to online dating were up by more than 100% in 2015, according to figures released this week. 378 crimes were linked to online dating during the year, which is up from 180 in 2013 and an increase of more than 100%. Worryingly the figures between 2013 and 2015 now stand at a very significant 828, this includes 88 reports of rape, 49 sexual attacks, 180 instances of violent crime, 115 cases of harassment and 43 instances of blackmail according to the Daily Mail Online, with 85% of victims reported to be female.
Workplace dating is one of those topics that can be a bit taboo and should you really date someone in your workplace. Well it happens. Maybe it has happened to you before or maybe not. We explore what you should do if you do decide to date someone in your workplace and give you the best chance of it working.
Did you know that a fear of dating can sabotage your dating life and any chance you have at finding true love?
Here are a few of the reasons why someone may develop a fear of dating.
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