Staying Safe During a Face-to-Face Date

Personal Safety is always as it should be, of paramount importance to any dating community. Eventually you may feel ready to meet up with for a fun and lasting relationship, however all relationships have to start somewhere and for most it starts with an awkward first date (I remember mine, my now wife, spilt her drink over my lap and I had to go to the cinema looking like I had wet myself.) But what if you arrive and your instincts tell you something is wrong? How do you ensure your safety without making the other person feel rejected or uncomfortable?

1. Meet in a very public place - though you may not have thought about the crowd that usually visits the public place where you will be meeting your date, you ought to. These strangers will be the sole witnesses should your date try something unpleasant. Meeting in a very public place lends an air of neutrality to the date so that both parties can be comfortable

2. Watch what you say - there are just some people who are naturally curious about other people, while others may have a motive that drives them to be quite pushy or sneaky when it comes to asking for information about you. The hard part for you is trying to figure out if your date is one or the other. The question in your mind should be: can I trust this person? Sure, he or she may have said that he or she shares the same interests as you, but did that person really mean it? Be careful about what kind of information you divulge.

3. If possible, arrange for a trusted friend to be where your meeting your date - unless you want your date to be quite intimate, however it is wise to bring along someone you know very well on the face-to-face date. Not only will this trusted friend be able to keep an eye on the date, they can be the knight in shining armor should the date go belly-up, maybe your friend has noticed something about your date that seems amiss, or odd. On the other hand, if everything is aboveboard and your date passes the friend scrutiny test, then it is also nice to hear your friend congratulate you on meeting someone nice and presentable through the dating site.

Remember, if at any point during your date if something out of the ordinary happens that raises red flags in your mind, try to excuse yourself politely and discreetly - then make a hasty beeline for the nearest exit.

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