First Date Safety Tips
Meeting in person is exciting. While enjoying the excitement of your first date, please ensure you keep safety as your top most priority. Please read these tips before you go for your first meeting.
Meet in a public place
For your first few dates, meet your date in a public place. If your date pressures you to meet at their house or at an isolated place, please cancel the date.
No alcohol or drugs
Don’t let your date pressure you to do something you’re not comfortable with. Know your limits and be confident in your decisions. Don't drink too much and avoid drug intake.
Transportation
Use your own transportation, so you can leave when you want to. Never agree to be picked up at your home and wherever possible, drive yourself or use a ride-share app.
Tell a trusted person
Tell at least one friend or family member about your plans and when you will return. Arrange to check in with them after each of the first few dates.
Be reachable
Carry a fully charged mobile phone with easily accessible emergency numbers. Make sure your purse and any drinks are always kept within eyesight. NEVER LEAVE YOUR DRINK OR FOOD UNATTENDED.
End things on a positive note
Not every match is going to be right for you, so ending communication with matches is a natural and healthy part of the process. In ending things with a match please be honest, direct and polite.
Important details
If you are in immediate danger, please call the number of emergency services in your area. Kindly have those numbers on speed dial on your phone. We would like you to report any bad dates or violent incidents to us, so that we can take the appropriate action and make our community safe for other users.
