I have quite a few times. I wouldn't meet someone from online unless I know for sure I can be safe around them. Public places are a lot easier to feel comfortable in for meeting up. Then again if some guy with sex as his only thought decided to stalk me he'll already know I have 2 swords waiting for his gut.

The last guy I talked to online in this situation talked about cuddling with me...And I didn't even let him know my name yet. That raised a red flag right there.

Just the more you get to know them, the more you can tell if someone is trustworthy or not. It can be hard to tell sometimes, but you should trust your gut and your logic overall.

Only if danger was involved.

A few of my gal friends have camera phones, they take a pic of the 'datee', and send it to another galfriend, along with details of the meet... and duration intended to be there, any variations from that, are sms'd along as well..

It pays to be safe.

1. Yep. First I gotta know her well.

2. When safe? When I know her well.

3. There are plenty of warning signs, the trick is to catch them.

Thought you knew me a little better than that by now!


Although... maybe you should listen to them... I could be the world's first petite serial killer chick.

i've met several people that i met on here, including my gal that i'm living with right now! (Spirograph)

Having met well over 100 people from online, I would have to say Yes, I would be willing to meet someone from online again.

The best part? I never confined myself to just meeting anyone for a date, but actually met and got to know people better as friends! Imagine that! You actually don't have to restrict yourself to just dates! How cool is THAT!?

yea and i'd eat there butt

i've met 2 and there WONT be a number 3!

I always thought that internet dating was no different than real-life dating in that there is no guarantee that the guy (or gal) that you're going out with is a good, honest, upstanding citizen.

It takes time, in real life, as well as in internet communication, to get a know a person. My only extra advice when meeting someone you've never yet seen in real life is this:

- cam chat with them. while it doesn't ensure a great character, it at least ascertains that the person with whom you've been corresponding has accurately reflected themselves with the photos they've posted.

- send them a gift. nothing special or expensive, just something to ensure that they've shared an address with you and were there to receive it. once they receive it, they can tell you what it was. this also doesn't guarantee that they indeed live there, but it's a small indication of their level of honesty and trust.

- arrange for a friend to telephone you at a certain time during the date. that way, if the date sucks, or the guy creeps you out, you have an 'emergency' to attend and have to leave.

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I've been lucky in the few dates that I've gone on; I haven't met any wackos. However, I'm an extremely cautious person (I don't even like to park in the same area so that they can't see my licence plates!). There are lots of red flags, if you look carefully enough. My personal red flag:

I'd been chatting with a guy, not in a romantic way, just casually because he was semi-local. I recall his wanting to travel up north to visit his parents and my home was about the 1/2 way point of a 5 or 6 hour drive. So we were thinking about meeting up and he wanted to get a hotel for the night and finish his drive in the morning. I gave him the name of a couple in the area, but he still asked for my postal code to help him google the area. Haha, a postal code in Canada gives you the exact street name on which a person lives! I immediately told him that I was not meeting with him and I stopped all further communication with him.

I wanted to be number 3

I've met 9 -- 8 of them were absolute frauds.

I don't think I would meet someone from on line again, not unless I really took my time getting to know them and I could feel reasonably sure that they were not an arsonist, a phony bank teller, a phony kidnap victim, or a newspaper columnist trying to get me to do her work (all true stories).

I don't think it'll ever be an issue, though, since it's becoming more and more apparent that the kind of person I would be interested in doesn't use dating sites.

And you pulled this out of the grave because???????????????????

Meh, what the hell. It apparently seems to be the "in" thing to do on here these past few days. Either that, or continually bumping up threads. Take your pick.

I already did!

He was from my town. We talked on line for a while. Then by phone exchanged pics

Met at the diner fir coffee

Friends EVA since!!

bloody hell woman ur persistant

thought I was gonna be number 3

OMG...............help, rape,rape

hey you said I could convert you

It isn't my fault you are so dang good looking