Although there is no real time frame, it is a good idea to spend a decent amount of time getting to know this guy on the dating site before eventually meeting him.

Online dating is a popular avenue to meet romantic prospects, as long as you use common sense in your approach to it, you have nothing to worry about.

Some people meet on a dating site and hit it off soon after.

The conversations are great and the chemistry is palpable.

They decide to set up a date and meet relatively quickly.

This is fine too.

Meet in a public place.

No matter how good it was on the dating site, you don’t personally know this person.

You don’t know whether this person looks like the picture they have up on their dating profile.

None of this is known until you meet them.

Be safe.

Meet at a public place and don’t leave your personal belongings around when you leave to take a bathroom break.

It isn’t abnormal to meet a guy on a dating site.

Many people are doing it.

According to Pew Research, about 1 out of five young adults have used the services of a dating site.

This is good company.

Obviously, many people are finding the services of a dating site worth it.

After all, you never know where you find love.

Be at peace with doing this.

Worrying too much about meeting a guy off a dating site sets a negative tone in how you approach everything to do with this.

Guarded, you are struggling to open up to the guy.

A golden moment is lost on account of how tense you have made yourself in meeting a guy off of a dating site.

The worry you feel isn’t new.

Not everyone who joins a dating site does so with an open mind.

Negative stories about online dating have come across their eyeballs while consuming media online, on TV or on paper.

Some woman was murdered by a guy she met on a dating site.

Another woman was scammed out of her money by a guy she met on a dating site.

A final woman was stalked by a guy she met on a dating site who didn’t take no for an answer.

Negative stories about online dating exist, but they are in the minority.

By far, the majority of women who meet guys off of a dating site aren’t killed, scammed or stalked.

Practice common sense safety measures when you meet a guy on a dating site and consequently in real life, and you have nothing to worry about.

Have an openness to how you approach your time with him.

Show your personality and speak freely.

Whether he ends up being a good match for you or not, an open approach to online dating works in your favor.

It takes the average person 3 to 6 months to meet a partner through a dating site.

There is no hurry.

The more matches you meet, the greater the odds you meet your best match.

Take your time, enjoy the journey.