When most people hear the words 'adult online dating' or 'adult chat,' they automatically think of pornographic pictures, cybersex, and people who are looking to meet someone only to have a one-night stand or a 'fling' outside of their marriage. There are certainly sites and chat rooms out there dedicated to these things if that's what a person is looking for. However, adult chat also means that children are not allowed. There doesn't have to be sexual content. Adult chat is a chat between two adults. Period. These can take place on online dating sites or in regular chat rooms, and there are a lot of free chat options, too.

Many of these sites are geared around finding someone to date, either briefly or long term. Some of them are also designed to help people find friends only. No matter what you're looking for there will be an adult chat – and often a free chat room – for you. In the more 'serious' types of adult chat rooms you can look for a true and lasting relationship by talking about things like your religious beliefs, whether you want children, what kind of education you have, and what you're looking for in a romantic partner. In some of the more casual adult chat rooms, none of those things really matter.

If you're going to date online and have a presence in adult chat rooms, you need to be careful and protect yourself. Most people give away a lot of personal information without really realizing it. They don't think about the fact that the information they provided lets the person they're talking to find their home address and phone number. It's easy to give away information, so be careful what you say. You want to be open and honest, but there has to be a limit.

Someone in a free chat room who is legitimate will understand that and not be bothered or put off by it. If a person starts making demands, that's the time to get away from them. Block them from contacting you if necessary, but try being polite first. They may just have poor adult chat etiquette. If they persist, block them and move on. There's no point in wasting your time with people you're clearly not looking for and that you have nothing in common with.