I think if you're worried about slipping to much personal information, to just realize how to censor some things that you're saying so you feel safer. I agree, some people are horrid and don't deserve to be trusted, but when it comes to protecting ourselves we have to learn some things.

Hi t973, do you trust yourself to follow your intuition about someone you meet? I mean, if I befriend someone I check in with myself to get a "gut feeling" about the person. I would tend to meet a new friend in a neutral location rather than bring the person to my home right off.

I sometimes go out with a social group called Speakeasy Singles to dinner or bowling. They also have dances and other stuff to do as a group. It isn't a dating group but it allows adult singles to meet and socialize and you can get to know people that may or may not be interested in dating at some point. I have not met anyone that I want to date there but I do enjoy conversations with other adult women and men.