As a woman who has been on the dating scene for quite some time, I have always found it curious how guys are so shocked when I insist on meeting in public. Men, stop and consider why women want to meet in public.
Whether it is the first time we’re meeting from a dating app or the third date, so many men seem to not understand where women are coming from in the dating world. I once had a guy say, “What’s the worst that could happen? We don’t get along? At least we’ll learn something.”
The thing is, that isn’t true for most women and some men. Most men can go into a first date, invite a girl over to their place, and think the worst that happens is she doesn’t like me. But, the female perspective here is very different.
#1 in 3 women will experience some level of intimate partner violence in their lives.
# 1 in 7 women have been injured by an intimate partner.
# 15% of women say they have been involved in a conservation that made them feel uncomfortable while online dating.
# 57% of online daters have admitted to lying to others.
# In the United States, 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner.
# More than 25% of rapists use online dating to find their victims.
# 51% of online dating users are already in a romantic relationship.
# 1 in 7 women have been stalked by an intimate partner.
# At least 10% of profiles on free dating sites are scams.
# More than 40% of men lie about their income, job, or relationship status to impress women.
# In the UK, the percentage of rapes linked to online dating rose 450% between 2010 and 2016, and 85% of those who made these reports were women.
# Internet predators commit over 16,000 abductions, 100 murders, and thousands of rapes annually.
# 55% of people who online date have experienced a threat of violence.