Simple Tips for Users

• You can use the Photo Request feature on Mothermatrimony.com. As Mothermatrimony.com offers free scanning & upload services to its members, there's no reason someone shouldn't be able to provide you a photo.
• Pay attention to displays of anger, intense frustration or attempts to pressure or control you. Acting in a resentful manner, making demeaning or disrespectful comments, or any physically inappropriate behavior are all warning signs.
• Be in control of your online experience at all times. Try to remain completely anonymous until you fully trust that person.
• Closely look for odd behavior or inconsistencies. Serious people will always respect your space and allow you to take your time to make a decision.
• Ask a friend or relative to read the emails you receive - an unbiased observer can spot warning signs you missed.
• Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you for personal information like photo, mailing address, mobile no etc., or attempts in any way to trick you into revealing it.
• View several images of someone in various style: casual, formal, and indoor and outdoors. If he/she gives excuses about why you can't see a photo, consider that he or she has something to hide.
• Use pre-paid mobile phone number or use local telephone blocking techniques to prevent your phone number from appearing in Caller ID. Only furnish your contact number when you feel completely comfortable and have some background information on the other person.
• If someone provides you a phone number with a strange area code, check it out to make sure it's not a charge number before you make the call.
• Be in control when it comes to taking an online relationship offline.
• If you decide to arrange a meeting, you always have the right to change your mind. It's possible that your decision to keep the relationship at the anonymous level is based on a hunch that you can't logically explain. Trust yourself.
• When you decide to meet face to face with someone for the first time, choose a public place (such as a mall / restaurant / cafe) where many people are around and ensure your own transportation to and fro.
• If you a meeting a person first time, take a friend or relative along with you.
• In case you decided to meet him/her alone leave the name, address and telephone number of the person you are going to meet with your friend or family member.
• Ask many questions to him/her and watch for inconsistencies. This will help you detect liars & cons, and it will help you find out if you're compatible.
• Beware of those who try to ask money from you for whatever reason. Genuine person will not ask you for money in any circumstance. If someone asks you for money, use common sense and never give in to such requests.
• In case someone asks you for money report the situation to us.

• Don't use your regular or official email id for communicating with a person you don't know well.
• Never arrange for your prospective match to pick you up or drop you to his/her place.
• Provides inconsistent information about age, interests, appearance, marital status, salary, profession, employment, etc.
• Fails to provide direct answers to direct questions.
• Never introduce you to friends, professional associates or family members.
• Trust your instincts and then move ahead with the right person!
• Don't provide your personal contact information like name, email address, home address, telephone numbers, place of work or any other identifying information in your initial messages.
• Don't send your personal or contact information until you trust that person.
• Don't use signature in your emails that include your contact details.
• Do not go to a secluded place or a movie or a lonely place alone at the first meeting.
• Take your own time to decide on a trustworthy person and pay careful attention along the way.
• Don't become prematurely close to someone, even if that intimacy only occurs online.