Coffee Dates
Before you get all hot and heavy with online dating, you will need to make a few plans. I suggest that you scope out three different places to meet people for a quick coffee. Coffee dates are much easier to arrange than a full date and can be used to verify whether the person you have been chatting with is actually who they say they are.
I suggest at least one place near your job, one close to your neighborhood, and a place to meet someone for your more casual needs.
For the place that is close to your job, you want to make sure that it is far enough from your job that you won’t run into your co-workers but close enough that you can make it back to work in a reasonable amount of time.
If it is more convenient to meet someone before or after work make sure that it is NOT right around the corner from your house. Being to close to your home could pose a potential safety risk.
And, for those times that you might need a little more anonymity, you might want to find a place that is quaint, safe, and would not run the risk of seeing people that you know.