“Date, it will be fun,” they said.
Until you are with a creeper and your inner self wants to scream, “SOS!”
There are various measures women can take to protect themselves from creepy dates and escape from an uncomfortable situation.
The Iberian Rooster which is a restaurant in St. Petersburg’s, Florida, has a poster in the women’s restroom that went viral after a woman shared it on social media.
It reads the following, “Is your Tinder or Plenty of Fish date not who they said they were on their profile? Do you feel unsafe, or even just a little bit weird? We’re here to help. Just go to the bar and order an angel shot.”
This is how it works:
- Neat- Your bartender will escort you to your vehicle.
- With ice- Your bartender will call an uber or lyft for you.
- With lime- Your bartender will call the police.
The poster ends stating, “We’ll handle things discreetly, and without a lot of fuss (we’ve been there, and we want you to know that you’re in good hands)”
This sounds like a very great concept so far.
The restaurant owner, Russell Andrade, told the Tampa Bay Times “We didn’t put the sign up for any attention. That sort of goes against the point”
“The goal for this place was to be a safe place where people can go on a romantic date” Andrade stated.
I think if there were anyway to keep the codes a secret between just women to avoid making your date aware you want to escape, it would be a life saver.
As for now there are other practical things women can do to avoid being in a dangerous or uncomfortable situation.
- Keep friends and family aware of where you will be going, with who and constantly keep them updated.
- Show a picture to a friend or relative of what your date looks like, as well as the car plates.
- Fake you have an emergency and leave.
- Tell a relative or friend to go pick you up.
- Double date.
- And walk in groups, this will avoid creepy, dangerous men harming you in any way (P.S. pepper spray comes in handy).