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Safety Tips: Meeting Your Christian Date
You have taken that first big step, starting
an online relationship with someone. You might be proud of
yourself for meeting another Christian online who feels like
you do about the things that are important, and plus one that
you’d like to spend some time with, offline. If you have decided
that you want to meet your online Christian date for the first
time, there are several safety tips that you should keep in
mind, just in case.
Meeting
someone online, Christian or not, can be very rewarding for
people. It gives you a chance to talk to someone for a long
time, whenever it feels comfortable to you. You can write emails,
exchange photos, and even start to talk on the phone. However,
there is always going to be a point in time where you are going
to decide that you want to meet your Christian date offline,
face to face. When this happens, it is usually a fun and joyful
occasion. You are finally going to get a chance to see if the
chemistry that you have had on the computer is something that
will transfer to real life, and you’ll get a chance to see
how you feel with them right there, standing next to you.
In this world today, however, there
are many people who take advantage of others. Even though you might have talked to this
person and emailed them for so long that you feel you know
them very well, they still might not be the person you think
they are, and it might lead to trouble. No matter how well
you think you know someone, it is always a good idea to keep
some things in mind when you are meeting them face to face
for the first time.
First of all, it is important that you pick a meeting
place that you both know well, such as a restaurant or coffee shop.
Keep your first meeting in the daytime, in a place that is
well lit and full of people. Decide that you are going to have
lunch or have coffee, because if you make the date short, and
in the afternoon, there is less of a chance that you are going
to find yourself in a situation that you don’t like. Meet somewhere
that you both feel comfortable, and be sure that it is a place
where there are other people.
When
you walk in to the date, look around at your surroundings
and be sure that you know where you are. Keep an eye out for
where the exits are, and look for the people who work in the
place in case you need to get help. Usually, if you are in
a public place, no one is going to try anything, but you never
know.
Another good safety tip to remember is that you should always
call a friend and let them know where you are going, what time
you are going to be there, and when you plan on getting home.
If you feel very uncomfortable, you can ask them to come with
you, or better yet, to wait in the car while you meet your
date for the first time. Meeting a Christian date that you
have met online shouldn’t make you any less careful when it
comes to your safety. You should always tell someone where
you are going and when you are coming back.
Another good safety tip for meeting your online Christian
date off line for the first time is to arrange to have
someone call you during the date. You should decide on a code word
ahead of time, a way to let them know if you need them and
if they should come to find you. If everything is all right
when they call, everything will be fine and you know things
are going well on your date.
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