The top 3 safety issues when it comes to dating: And how dating apps can help prevent these through in app bookings
By Sanchia Saunders
When it comes to love, we all wear the same pair of glasses. I’m pretty sure you know what glasses I am referring to, but in case you have forgotten, let me remind you.
When it comes to love we view near enough everything through rose tinted glasses, as we are consumed by joy, happiness and a bunch of endorphins running through our body’s- that we don’t always think about the safety issues that surround dating.
This is because as much as love is lovely, unfortunately in this day and age we have to be more careful than ever before when dating (especially when dating here in London)
If you look at the statistics just solely based on safety alone, statistics have found that
one in four Brits have felt unsafe during a date in the past year.
If you take those statistics further and home in on women, who are usually deemed more vulnerable compared to men,
40% of women
stated that they felt uncomfortable or unsafe on a date at some point.
So with it being fairly clear that there are some safety issues surrounding dating, let me tell what 3 of these are.
1: Who are you dating ?
I think it is clear to see that social media is both a very influential and a very large platform. I think one of the biggest issues that arise when dating is not knowing who you are actually talking to. As with people catfishing or altering the truth on their dating profiles, it can really cause serious dating issues to arise.
This is why it is important that you make sure the person you are talking to is real - you have some level of shared interest - and most importantly you feel comfortable and no pressure before meeting them.
2: Location
As I mentioned earlier on in the post, love is lovely - so much so that when singles head out on a date it is often the case that they either head out in secret or forget to give details as to where they are going.
This is a major dating issue - as if for any reason you do get into an unsafe situation whilst on a date - if your friends/family don’t know where you are - they won’t be able to help you - which can result in a more minor situation escalating into a more serious one.
This is why it is important to share your location and to also pick a venue for your date which is somewhere where you feel safe, there’s other people around and also (especially for a 1st date) somewhere in which you are familiar with.
As if you’re in an isolated area where there’s not many people and you’re not very familiar with it - it can make it a lot harder to get away from a bad situation.
3: Emergency Contact
Finally not having an emergency contact is another safety issue when it comes to dating. As even though this may seem like something only parents do when their kids go on a school trip, if you need to leave and are not familiar with the phrase,
‘Ask Angela’ contacting someone you trust to come and get you or to come and meet you will really go a long way.
By now you may be thinking that my main agenda here is to put you off of dating - however that is not the case. The aim here is to ensure safety whilst dating - and an app which I know has dating safety at the forefront of their brand is
Evntful!
Who is Evntful ?
Evntful is the new kid on the block when it comes to dating apps.
With their approach of encouraging their users to swipe left on traditional dating - they have basically redesigned the idea of dating as we once knew it - with goals to encourage singles to partake in more
offline dating and get outside!
However this isn’t the
best part.
As I previously mentioned
safety
is at the forefront of this dating app and let me tell you how.
Evntful's safety features
So on this app people match based on similar interest so already you have something in common if you do decide to take things to the next level and head out on a date.
The second thing is that dates are booked through the app. Yes you heard that right, dates are booked through the app so it is all logged - and your emergency contacts, which I will get to in a moment, will know where you are in the case of an emergency.
But back to the dates, with Evntful partnering with a number of establishments to host some of the fun exciting dates that singles on the app will be heading to, it means you won’t be heading to an isolated area for your date.
Instead you will be somewhere with people - in a known establishment which should hopefully ease any fears that you may have.
The final thing - which in my opinion is the best thing that this app can offer to ensure safety is the emergency contact feature. The app allows for you to have up to 3 emergency contacts who would be notified if you felt unsafe on a date and hit the ‘I need help’ button.
I think this feature is genius as it is discrete and an easy way to get in contact with someone if you are not feeling safe. Besides that, these are all amazing features and provide me with a level of comfort if I did decide to get back out there and date again - as I know this dating app cares about my safety and has installed functions to ensure this.
But what do you think?
Would using an app with functions geared toward safety entice you to get back out their and date - or are you happy in your
self love era?
Credits:
- Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dates-unsafe-uncomfortable-polite-friend-family-member-relationship-a8752481.html
- Security.org: https://www.security.org/safety-while-dating/#:~:text=Almost%2040%25%20of%20women%20and,a%20date%20at%20some%20point.
- Ask Angela: https://askforangela.co.uk
- EVNTFUL: https://www.evntfuldating.com
