First dates

Meet halfway. Keep your address to yourself.

Matched with someone across town? halfwhere finds a fair, public place right in the middle, and neither of you has to say where you live. Free, no sign-up, nothing to install.

How it works

  1. Start a meetup and send the link in your dating app's chat.
  2. You each add a rough spot, like a suburb. It's blurred to about 500 m and encrypted on your phone before it's sent.
  3. Pick a place from cafés, bars and restaurants halfway between you, and send it with one tap.

Why it's safer than sharing a location

  • Nobody sees your spot. Not your date, and not us: it's encrypted with a key that only lives in the link.
  • Blurred on purpose. With two people, an exact midpoint would give away the other person, so every spot is snapped to a grid and jittered first.
  • Gone in 24 hours. Meetups and everything in them delete themselves. No accounts, no history.
  • Public places. Suggestions are cafés, restaurants, pubs and bars: busy, public spots that are good for a first meeting.

Usual first-date sense still applies: meet somewhere public, tell a friend where you'll be, and get yourself there and home.

Questions

How do I pick a first-date spot without giving away where I live?
Start a meetup on halfwhere and send the link to your date. You each drop a rough spot (a suburb is enough), which is blurred to about 500 m or 1 km and encrypted on your own phone before it's sent. halfwhere then suggests cafés, bars and restaurants halfway between you. Neither of you, nor halfwhere, ever sees the other's location.
Can my date work out where I live from the halfway point?
Not precisely. With only two people, an exact midpoint plus your own location would reveal the other person's, so halfwhere blurs each spot to a grid of about 500 m (or 1 km if you choose) with random jitter before anything is shared. The map only ever shows the meeting area, never anyone's spot.
Does my date need an account or an app?
No. It works in any phone browser, with no sign-up and no app. Meetups and everything in them delete themselves after 24 hours.
What kind of places does it suggest?
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and bars near the halfway point, from public venue data. You can filter by type, open late, BYO, or hide chains. For a first date, a busy café or bar in a public area is a good choice.