Dating safety guides
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After a Date Goes Wrong: NHS Guidance on Help After Rape or Sexual Assault and How to Get Support
NHS and Rape Crisis guidance on where to get help after sexual assault, including sexual assault referral centres, evidence, reporting choices and 24/7 support.
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Someone Is Using Your Photos on a Dating Profile: How to Report Impersonation on Dating Apps
What to do if a fake dating profile uses your name or photos: Report Harmful Content advice on impersonation and how Tinder and Hinge ask for reports.
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When a Match Asks to Move to WhatsApp or Text: What Police, Age UK and the FTC Say About Leaving the App
Why a quick request to move from a dating app to WhatsApp or text is a warning sign in police, Age UK, Get Safe Online and FTC guidance.
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Who Is Really on a Dating Site? Shared Profiles, Membership Claims and Provider-Made Profiles
What the UK CMA required of one dating provider on network-shared profiles, membership and message claims, and provider-made profiles.
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Paying for a Dating App: Free Trials, Auto-Renewal and Your Right to Cancel Under UK Consumer Law
What the UK CMA tells dating app users to check before paying: trials that convert, auto-renewal, the 14-day right to cancel and unfair terms.
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Sexual Health and Online Dating: What the NHS Says About Condoms, Testing and Clinics
NHS guidance for people dating online: using condoms correctly, when to get an STI test, what happens at a sexual health clinic and how confidential it is.
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Personal Safety Alarms and Self-Defence Products for Dates: What the Police Say Is Legal
Police advice on personal alarms and self-defence products in Great Britain, why pepper spray is a prohibited weapon, and how an alarm fits a date plan.
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Alcohol and First Dates: Keeping Track of Units, Pace and the Way Home
UK Chief Medical Officers’ advice on single-occasion drinking applied to first dates: counting units, pacing, food, water and planning the journey home.
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Using Dating Apps Abroad: What FCDO Country Travel Advice Says About Robbery, Drink Spiking and Scams
What the UK Foreign Office says in its country travel advice about dating apps overseas, including robbery, drink spiking, romance scams and local laws.
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Getting Home After a Date: Planning Your Journey, Booking Taxis and Checking Minicabs
How to plan the trip home after a date with someone from a dating app: Suzy Lamplugh Trust and police advice, TfL minicab booking checks and last services.