Q&A for How to Safely Meet a Person You Met Online

Find ways to just be playful and have fun, and put a unique spin on questions that are very common and routine to make them more interesting. Don't make it feel like a job interview. The more you show that you're someone that's fun and easy to hang out with and cool to talk to, the better it will be as opposed to just grilling the person with questions.

Usually, if the person seems to be relatively normal, it's very rare that they turn out to be crazy or dangerous. However, you do always want to be safe. When you're meeting someone for the first time, always meet in a public place where there are a lot of people around. For instance, it's not really a good idea to have someone pick you up from your place. Meet in a neutral location, and don't disclose too much personal information, because in today's world, you never truly know who you're dealing with.

If they're telling you the truth, you should expect to see them at school.

If you're concerned about your parents, you're too young to do this.

The danger is that it's easy to misrepresent yourself online. There's no way of knowing for sure what someone is like without meeting them in person.

In general, it's not wise to give your contact information to people you don't know well. It is possible to use your phone number to find your address.