Safety and security
What should I watch out for at the first meeting?
Even if anticipation is the dominant emotion before the first date, it can't do any harm to take a few precautions:
- As a basic rule, don't do anything that makes you feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
- Arrange to meet somewhere neutral, under no circumstances in a private home.
- If possible, inform someone you trust about the rendezvous.
- You might even feel better if this person is nearby during the rendezvous.
- Don't arrange to be collected from home and don't give away too many details in the first instance, so that you ensure you have a way out of the situation.