How can I stay safe on a first date with someone from the internet?
Meet in a busy public place, travel there and back on your own, and tell a friend where you are and who you are meeting. Leave if anything feels wrong.
Some fake profiles are used to lure people to a place where they are robbed or filmed. Others are honest people who are just as nervous as you. Simple rules protect you either way.
Never go to a private house or hotel room on a first date, and never accept a lift from the person to an address you do not know.
Simple rules
- Choose a busy restaurant, mall or café.
- Go there by your own transport or a ride you booked yourself.
- Share your live location with a friend.
- Keep your drink with you.
- Leave if the place or the plan suddenly changes.
Frequently asked questions
- The person wants to change the place at the last minute. Should I go?
- Be careful. Changing the meeting place at the last minute, especially to somewhere private, is a common sign of a set-up.
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