Photoless dating app

6. Think about your safety

Annabelle is very strict on this. ‘Safety first,’ she says. ‘Always, repeat always, tell someone where you’re going, who with, and confirm when you’re home safely. Screen-shot their profile and send it to a friend. You can never be too careful! I know this may sound dramatic, but safety is a big concern.’ Look for a site or app that has safety features built in. ‘We have 100 per cent photo verification to protect members, as we know this age group is the one most frequently targeted by scammers and catfish [people who pretend to be someone else],’ says Charly.

7. Remember: no one is baggage-free

Ah, baggage. Look, we all have it. The sign of a lived life… ‘Square with the fact that your date will have a past,’ says Annabelle. ‘There may be an ex-wife, or three, a couple of kids, and a plethora of relationships in their rear-view mirror. You may not have many firsts with your potential new partner – but you can have a whole host of firsts as a couple.’

8. Expect to be ghosted

Yes: ‘ghosted’. Ghosting is when someone you’ve been messaging/chatting to/dating just disappears. They’re no longer interested in you but they don’t have the balls to say so – so they just vanish. It’s a really lovely ego-boosting experience. (Back in our day, when we’d meet a friend of a friend, or someone at work, they’d have to behave a little better in case of any fallout with mutuals. Not any more.) There’s also ‘orbiting’ and ‘deep-liking’ to look out for… Dated you, disappeared, but still keeps ‘liking’ your tweets? You’re being orbited. They’re just letting you know they’re still around and could show interest in you again… You’re getting notifications that someone’s ‘liking’ your Instagram photos from 1978? Then you have a gone-deep-into-your-posts, deep-liking admirer…