I have actually met a lot of people through social media, in fact I met my last girlfriend on tumblr and my current girlfriend through Instagram. I think people are pretty savvy when it comes to meeting people online thanks to the rise of tinder. Some of the important things that I consider when meeting someone for the first time is to do so in a public place like a café. I tend to try to do so during daylight hours and make sure someone else knows who I’m meeting up with and I’ll check in with them afterwards.
If it is my first time meeting them I won’t tell them where I live or go back to their place unless I am 110% certain I will be safe.
Another thing that I do whenever a new account follows me is that I check it out to see if it seems like a legitimate person. Some of the things I look for are whether or not they have actually posted anything, whether they are following way more than your average user and other things like that. If I’m in doubt I block them, it’s just better for my mental health
