How do I pass your screening process?
My screening process is like many other providers’ and is required for our mutual safety and comfort. There are no exceptions. Everyone must screen. (Why?)
The Contact page on my site offers a summary of your screening options. Only one (1) of the listed items is required to successfully pass screening, not all of them. Two of your options are remote and one is in person.
Briefly once more, those options are:
- Attaching a selfie of yourself holding a valid government-issued photo ID showing at least your full name, birthyear, and photo (the rest may be redacted) plus a carrier phone number (not a number from a texting app or burner phone) to your next message to me.
- Attaching a selfie plus a well-established LinkedIn profile link plus a carrier phone number (not a number from a texting app or burner phone) to your next message to me.
- Booking me for a platonic, meet-and-greet/social-only date. My usual deposit and cancellation policies will apply.
Again, screening is mandatory; the above listing describes a minimum requirement to pass my screening process. At my sole discretion, I may require additional validation of the information you provide in order to feel comfortable seeing you. The more information you give me before I have to ask for it, the more likely we are to be fantastically compatible. Conversely, if you are not ready to be screened, please wait until you are before contacting me.
Keep these points in mind when screening:
- Both remote screening options require a selfie and a carrier (non-burner) phone number; it’s not either/or, it’s both/and.
- Your selfie must be current, must match your LinkedIn profile pic or ID document photo, and must not be the same pic as your profile or ID document photo itself.
- When sending an ID document, you may redact all information printed on it except your full name, photo, and date of birth (or birth year if that is enough to prove you are not a minor).
- Ensure the text on your ID is readable. Sending images via SMS/txt often degrades them; I recommend messaging via Signal Private Messenger.
- To make a stellar first impression, consider providing any verification information you feel comfortable offering, whether or not it is listed above.
Finally, please remember that I consider messages lacking screening information to be incomplete and I may simply not reply to them.
