Although you matched with each other on an online dating site, the same traditional dating rules apply.
The man should pay for the first date.
It’s critical that you don’t break this traditional rule, thinking that somehow this meeting is different because you met each other on an online dating site.
Especially when it is a situation where you have matched with a woman from a dating site and have never previously met her in person.
No matter what impression you have of her based on her profile pictures, you don’t really know who she is or what she is about.
Whatever impression you currently have of her is what she intended based on the pictures she chose to post on her profile on the online dating platform.
A woman on a matchmaking site that refuses to exchange numbers and selfies is suspicious, unless she offers a reasonable alternative.
Should she offer a viable alternative such as providing a social media handle as a means to communicate, or offering to do a video chat, this is a different story.
In such a case, as long as she follows through, this is a legitimate method to verify that she isn’t a catfish.
Not all women are comfortable with the idea of exchanging numbers and selfies with a match.