There are a couple of paths I could take with this topic. Why do we still feel we need to do this? Of course it's not all men, yada yada, but it comes down to safety and it's better to be safe than sorry, right? So share your location, don't tell the guys you're going out with that you've done that, that's important to note, and be safe out there.

Oh, and trust your gut. If you have a weird feeling, trust it. Don't rationalize. Don't think, well, there's no proof. If you have a gut feeling, go somewhere public. Call a friend. Get that emergency phone call. But leave. Because you don't want that fake emergency phone call to become a real emergency phone call.