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[+] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)
  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    It's partly fatalistic humor, partly practical. There is risk in the situation to everyone involved, but it's way higher for women. You inform people of the circumstances of the date to increase your safety.

    Letting someone else know your whereabouts is good defensive thinking. Wrapping the real need to do it in humor is a way to remove some of the sting from the truth of why youre doing it.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Interestingly, it's only defensive thinking if you also let your date know that someone else knows your exact location.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Its still defensive because if you go missing, there is a known suspect, time and location.

    Wont help if he chokes you to death in a nearby car, but if you're kidnapped, it gives police or competent parties a chance to find you.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Not true. It's a risk analysis. The risk may be high, but some women still think the potential benefit is worth it.

    It's why so many people still play the lottery.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    But the risk isn't high. Sure, it happens, but for any arbitrary person the chance to be murdered on a date is pretty much 0.

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