There are plenty of stories of people finding love online but a new campaign offers a reminder there are also plenty of people who don't.
As part of a trial in Sydney, people will be able to walk up to a staff member at bars and pubs and ask to see "Angela" - a new code word to communicate that the person is feeling unsafe.
With the increasing popularity of online dating apps like Tinder, Assistant Commissioner Mark Walton from NSW Police said people can sometimes find themselves in uncomfortable situations.
"On 50 per cent of the occasions, in the offences that we looked at, the perpetrator and the victim had actually met for the first time," he said.
"So the concept of 'ask for Angela' actually deals with some of those risk factors that we determine through that research."
He said it's not only people on blind dates who are at risk of assault - but it can sometimes be a risk factor.
And The City of Sydney is supporting the campaign.
Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Miller said people should always trust their instincts.
"I've been on a Tinder date, as many women have, and I think we have the sense to know when things are not feeling right ... So this is really good, to give women the power back in this scenario."
"To know that there are options. That you can have a conversation with someone behind the bar and know that they've got your back," Ms Miller said.
The program was launched in England two years ago and police hope its launch in Australia will reduce what they say has been an increase in the reporting of sexual assaults and harassment, many of them alcohol-related.
There are plans to roll out the campaign in other languages after the initial trial period.
South Australia and Queensland are also in preliminary discussions to trial the scheme.
