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Most of my "real life" friends know that I date from online. My phone has been blowing up today with people wanting to make me aware of the woman that was murdered after answering a Craigslist ad. I occasionally answer ads there as well. I took the news with a grain of salt....after all, people are murdered walking into a grocery store but it led me to wonder............

What steps do you take to keep yourself safe when meeting somebody from online?

Be honest...Do you ALWAYS meet in a brightly lit public area?

Have you ever given out personally info like your address to somebody that you haven't actually spent any time with in person?

Do you think we (as a society) might be getting too used to and comfortable with online dating?

I've never met up with anyone from an online dating site, yet.... I would hope I follow some basic safety rules.....

think everyone knows where i live.

I've only met 1 woman from online and we met up in a well lit area with alot of ppl around.

i agree that we are getting to comfortable with online dating.........i don't think most precautions are taken.

i know i've not followed the rules before............but nowadays.......you bet i meet in a public brightly lit spot, preferably a daytime meet in a park near a police station lol.........and i always have my cell handy.......usually will try to make it more of a group thing instead of one on one.(or at least i try.....haven't met anyone offline in years tho lol)


it's good that you have friends who care so much about you

I carry condoms!!

i meet a guy i take


1 knife

2 bodyguards


and my sexy self ________and im still scared ....lol

HE HE HE

awwwwwwww ship i love the new pic..........your babies are adorable

smart woman

That does seem light...... Maybe you should consider a .38.... feminine, sleek, you could really take out those creeps.

hi stew xxx

Yea...yea...

It's all fun and games til somebody gets hurt....

Then it's hilarious.


I know most people aren't used to it from me but I am actually trying to have a serious conversation in this thread. I would like peoples honest opinions and views.

hiya hun

I make sure its in a public place.. I never tell them my surname or where I live.

and I always give some friends as much detail as I know about the person.. (I usually check them out myself too) I try to follow up anything they tell me about themselves to see if its true or not. I give my friends the address of where im going (hotel of wherever)..The persons home addy and phone numbers.. place of work.. email addresses.. etc.. JUST incase.
I don't tell the person I'm meeting where im staying either.. haha I'm paranoid.

smart woman.............better paranoid then dead or raped

I also give my friends all of the info I have on a date and I always tell the date I am doing it before we meet....(but after they have given me the info)....that way if they are some kind of serial weirdo, they will think twice before making me their next dinner.

Awwwww.....your babies are sooooooooooo sweet!! Now come over here stranger and meet me in a dark parking lot!


















Hi Ship.....Hi everyone!

Hey sweet.

I met someone from on line and since she was supposedly a female and in my backyard I went to her address without thinking I initiated and asked whether she wanted to meet. It was my problem and risk and i wasn't going to embarass myself by getting others involved.

But truthfully I never contemplated the worst happening. Just what she possibly looked like.

I think the net makes us more brave. And then when someone asks to meet us after interacting on here. We just assume the best. Why would one think negatively. If they thought that way they would just turn down the meet.

Guys are suppose to be able to look after themselves. Why should they be afraid of a female.

But are they really a female?.

The one time I met someone I met but didn't know was in a public place,didn't stop him from being a weirdo,but got out of that safely.
I won't meet anyone unless we've been talkng for a while and know who I'm dealing with,and I don't think my partner would approve of it either
But it's true that you have to play it safe wether it be someone u've met online or on the street,there are no garantees.