Coffee at 6Before you meet
- Check they're real. Look for a verified profile. On Coffee at 6, a selfie check confirms the person matches their photos. A short video call before meeting is a reasonable ask.
- Keep personal details back. Your home address, workplace, and anything that lets someone find you can wait until you trust them.
- Stay in the app at first. Moving to WhatsApp or Instagram straight away removes the report button. There's no rush.
- Trust the early signs. Pressure to meet somewhere private, to skip the plan, or stories that don't add up are reasons to step back.
Choosing where to meet
- Public and busy. A café, a promenade, a busy beach in the early evening. Not someone's flat, and not a deserted spot.
- Get there on your own. Your own scooter, a bus, an auto or a cab you booked. Don't be picked up from home on a first date.
- Early is easier. Daylight or early evening, with buses still running and people around. That's the idea behind six o'clock.
Tell someone
Tell a friend who you're meeting, where and when, and check in with them during or after. Share your live location with that friend from your phone if you like. Coffee at 6 never shares your exact location with the person you're meeting, only a rounded distance, and you can set a minimum distance or go invisible at any time.
On the date
- Keep an eye on your drink and don't leave it alone.
- Stay in control. If you drink, drink less than you would with friends.
- You can leave at any time. You don't owe anyone an explanation. “It was nice to meet you, I'm heading off” is enough.
- Paying is your choice. Offering to split is always fine.
Money and scams
Romance scams in India often follow the same pattern: a match who is perfect but can't meet, then a problem only money can fix, or an “investment” that can't lose.
- Never send money, gift cards or crypto to someone you haven't met, whatever the story.
- Never share an OTP, UPI PIN or bank details.
- If someone threatens to share private photos or video, stop replying, keep the evidence, and report it. It is a crime, and it is not your fault.
Report cyber fraud on the national helpline 1930 or at cybercrime.gov.in, and report the profile in the app.
If something goes wrong
If you are in danger, call 112, India's emergency number, first. Then report the person in Coffee at 6: it takes two taps, and reports about someone's behaviour are reviewed within 24 hours, and they aren't told who reported them. Block them and you won't see each other on Coffee at 6 again. Read our Community Guidelines and safety help.