Friday Apr 11, 2025

Swipe with Caution: Dating Safety in the Digital Age

What if I told you that your phone number could be the key to your home? For just $2-5, a stranger from a dating app can discover where you live and work within minutes. This sobering reality forms the foundation of our eye-opening conversation with marriage and family therapist Kelly Ducanis, who has transformed her 15 years of relationship coaching experience into a mission to keep daters safe.

The digital dating landscape has fundamentally changed how we connect, creating a world where we willingly meet strangers without proper vetting. Kelly reveals the dangerous disconnect between perceived empowerment and actual vulnerability that characterizes modern dating. Most alarming is how many daters remain unaware of basic safety protocols, treating dating horror stories as entertainment rather than warnings.

After learning of two horrific incidents involving people she knew personally - one where a woman was assaulted in her home and another where a man was lured to a false address and attacked - Kelly created her Swipe Safely course. Her three non-negotiable safety rules form the cornerstone of dating protection: never share your real phone number, keep identifying details off your profiles, and always have a phone conversation before meeting in person. These simple yet powerful practices send a clear signal to potential predators that you're not an easy target.

Perhaps most illuminating is Kelly's insight into boundaries and red flags. She explains that how someone responds to your safety requests reveals volumes about their character. Someone who pushes back against reasonable precautions demonstrates a fundamental lack of empathy that extends far beyond dating safety.

Whether you're actively dating or have loved ones navigating the complex world of online connections, this episode provides essential knowledge that could quite literally save lives. Because as

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