Meeting there

Meeting there is a good option for several reasons:

• You are in control of your arrival and departure time. There's no nailbiting if your date's late, or frantic rushing around if they're early. And, if the date turns out to be a dud, you're outta there in seconds flat.
• Realistically, you may not be so comfortable giving a near-stranger your address just yet. That's okey. If he or she insists in coming to your house, that's another red flag right there. (But remember, you already worked out the address deal)
• You don't have to count on your date staying sober when you drive your own car. You do, however, have to make sure you don't drink (Unless you've been dropped off by a friend, parent, cab, bus, or so on)
• Unless you invite your date to follow you home at the end of the evening, the sex question is definitely out of the question.
• Meeting at the location lends a slightly businesslike air to the date - which can be ideal for a first meeting where you're still checking each other out.