So, the same goes for your cellphone right? Use your work cellphone and 1200 text messages at 11 PM might raise eyebrows in accounting. Not to mention how inconvenient it could be when the girl you sent your number to finally decides to call in the middle of an important meeting to announce on speaker phone that she can’t wait to suck your cock.

And let’s be honest. Some of the people reading this and a substantial number of the people on those sites are in relationships. Some of those are open relationships and some aren’t. Even if the relationship is open, that doesn’t mean you want your significant other to hear every conversation, read every text message or see the nude pictures your new friend sent. So, a separate cell phone that you can keep somewhere out of the way is a good idea.

Finally, you need a camera phone for this and for all the reasons I mentioned it needs to be separate. The difference in cost is under $40 and the quality of the phone itself is usually better than the bargain basement. If you don’t have a digital camera, it gives you an easy way to get computer quality (640×480) photos for websites, emailing or multimedia messaging to your prospective partner. It won’t take pictures worthy of making prints, but so what? If you want that, spend at least $200 for a great digital point and shoot camera or $800 for a digital SLR.

So, do you sign a 2-year contract with AT&T when you’re hoping to find someone steady in a few months? No. Get a throwaway phone, a prepaid. The plans have gotten ridiculously cheap with no commitment. The phone will cost you a little more, but still less than 2 months of a 2-year contract that you don’t need anymore and less than half the early termination penalty. Tracfone, Virgin Mobile, GoPhone, Verizon…whatever. Browse the phones and pick a little camera phone that works for you. Here are a couple of suggestions.

I got a Samsung A127 Mini-Benz for $65 at Wal-Mart with no airtime (it does come with a $10 “bonus” the first time you purchase airtime).  You can get the same model at Amazon.com with a $35 airtime card included. Tiny little phone makes it easy to hide if that’s necessary.  A decent little camera. The network has goodcoverage and if you pick the right plan, you get unlimited calls in network on days you use it.

Of course, there are lots of other options, like the Audiovox 8915 Snapper Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile)

One other thing. Don’t forget that you’re going to be holding conversations that probably don’t need to be held in public. There’s nothing worse than having your kid with you in the grocery store while some dumb bitch goes on about her sex life in crude terms at the top of her voice five feet away. Have a little discretion. Don’t understand what the hell I’m saying? Then you should read the Top 10 Cell Phone Etiquette Rules People Still Break.