Online safety and meet-up basics
For any first meet, choose a public place, keep it time-boxed, use your own transport, tell a friend, and review our dating safety tips.
Keep personal details gradual: share only what’s needed to plan, and be cautious with phone numbers, workplaces, and financial info. Requests for money, gift cards, travel fees, or “help” are hard no’s—end the chat and move on.
Pressure to move off-platform fast can be a red flag, especially if it comes with urgency or guilt. Use block and report tools when boundaries get pushed, and keep your first meet simple, public-first, and easy to leave.
Do
- Use recent photos and keep your profile consistent.
- Share details gradually and keep early chats on-platform.
- Suggest a short, public-first first meet with a clear end time.
- Bring your own transport and keep your plans easy to change.
- Tell a friend where you’re going and when you’ll check in.
- Trust your instincts and step back if anything feels off.
Don’t
- Send money, gift cards, or “travel help” for any reason.
- Share passwords, banking info, or private documents.
- Let someone pressure you into off-platform contact fast.
- Ignore boundary-pushing, guilt, or urgency as “romance.”
- Meet somewhere isolated for a first date or ride with a stranger.
- Keep talking after repeated red flags—block, report, move on.