If you want to find a serious relationship online, watch out for the biggest mistakes you can do. Some of these will ruin your chances completely, even before your potential lover meets you.

1. Posting fake pictures is never a good idea. You can’t expect from your potential partner, to be honest to you and discover identity if you are everything but honest. Meeting your potential lover will then be a disaster. Even to put a picture of your pet isn’t such a great idea. We all love our pets but your potential lover wants to see – you, not your pet.

2. Lying on your profile is similar to posting a fake picture. Certainly, it won’t be discovered immediately but if you want to step into a serious relationship, you should avoid it. Your lies about work or something else might get uncovered later when you start dating that person. If you are looking for a one-night stand than you can probably use this without consequences as your date won’t care much.

3. Be safe. Online dating is fun and convenient but it can turn into something ugly really quickly. Be sure that you do a background check on your date before meeting. If you meet the person for the first time, it would be advised to do that in a public place. Don’t move too quickly with that person, give it a few days to make sure he or she won’t follow you around or be a creep.

4. Don’t get too picky. Many people tend to create an image of imaginary perfect soulmate. They want the specific hair colour, eye colour, height or something else that makes this search impossible. Be realistic, don’t set your expectations too high. It is highly unlikely that you will find that perfect soul mate you created in your imagination.