Safety Tips
The one page on this site with no bit in it. Effective date: July 14, 2026.
The queue is a joke. Meeting a stranger is not. If a waitlist here ever produces an actual date, these rules apply — they are incorporated into our Terms of Service, and more importantly, they work.
1. Meet in public. Every time.
First meetings happen in busy public places — a coffee shop, a restaurant, a bar with witnesses. Not your place, not theirs, not 'a quick stop on the way.' A boat is not a public place once it leaves the dock.
2. Tell someone where you're going.
A friend should know who you're meeting, where, and when you expect to be done. Share your live location if your phone can. The group chat that's already saving screenshots is finally useful for something.
3. Get yourself there and back.
Control your own transportation. Don't get picked up by someone you've never met, and keep enough battery and money to leave whenever you want to — including mid-appetizer.
4. Verify before you trust.
We do not run background checks or verify anyone's identity, height notwithstanding. Video-chat before meeting. Reverse-search photos if something feels off. A person who resists ever appearing on camera is telling you something.
5. Never send money. Ever.
No wiring funds, no gift cards, no crypto 'opportunities,' no covering someone's mysterious travel emergency. Anyone in a dating context who asks for money is running a script, and not the fun kind.
6. Keep your details slow.
Home address, workplace, daily routine, financial information — none of it belongs in early conversations. Move to in-app-adjacent small talk first; escalate the personal stuff at the pace of demonstrated trust.
7. Watch your drink and your limits.
Keep your drink where you can see it and know your own limits. If you step away, get a fresh one. This is ancient advice because it keeps being necessary.
8. Trust your gut and leave.
You never need a polite reason. If something feels wrong, it's wrong enough. Leave, block, and — if someone behaves in a way that threatens you — contact local authorities. Then email us so we can remove them from every queue we run.
In an emergency, call 911. To report another user's behavior, email info@reserveyourdate.com. Reports are read by a human, quickly, and without jokes.