How do I pass your screening process?
You can complete my normal screening method or opt to use my alternative safety check processes. (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. Three 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 card/document showing at least your full name, birthyear, and photo (the rest may be redacted), plus a carrier phone number (not a texting app or burner/VoIP number) to the message you send when you contact me, or
- attaching a selfie plus a LinkedIn profile link plus a carrier phone number (not a texting app or burner/VoIP number) to the message you send when you contact me, or
- Scheduling a paid video vibe check, where we will use Signal Private Messenger's video chat option to see one another and provide the minimal information from your legal ID document for me to verify over live video, in real-time. Payment must be received before I will join the video call.
- scheduling and sending a deposit for a meet-and-greet/social-only date (at my social rate) where we will physically meet in a public venue.
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.
