#noonlight

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I have this safety app on my phone, and it was on my home page for emergencies. you would like hold a button if you feel unsafe and enter a pin after you let go, right? so I have crutches rn

and I apparently didn't turn off my phone when I put it in my pocket, and IT OPENED AND TOUCHED THE BUTTON ON THE APP.

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I WAS FUCKING WONDERING WHY A COP CAME TO THE STORE I WAS AT EARLIER OH MY GOODNESS.

told the store lady what happened so she didn't have to deal with paperwork

BUT FUCK IM SO EMBARRASSED I FUCKING ESSENTIALLY BUTT DIALED A PANIC BUTTON AAAAAAAAAA

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in other news I feel very safe now. my representative called me like 5 times(my phone is on silent bc spam calls are annoying) and texted like 3 times, and the cop came in what I assume was a timely matter.

As a single woman who lives alone, I recently found out about the Noonlight app. It’s a safety app that more women should know about and have.

You open it whenever you’re in a situation that could be unsafe and hold your thumb down on the button on the screen until you’re somewhere you feel safe again. As soon as your finger comes off the screen, a 10 second timer starts. If you don’t enter your 4 digit code (that you pick when you first get the app) in that time, it sends your location to emergency services and dispatches them to you.

It can be used subtly in dangerous situations where you can’t outright call 911 or it can be used as a threat against someone (like an Uber/Lyft driver) being predatory or creepy by explaining what it is and what will happen if they don’t let you out of the car.

Use it. Be safe. Spread the word to your fellow women. 

Please include your description (skin color, date of birth, height, weight, hair color, tattoos) and any medical conditions in the notes! (Or if you have pets at home).

If you are in a dangerous situation and somehow become unconscious or are otherwise unable to communicate, the officer needs to know what you look like. If you are incapacitated and need to go to the hospital, the staff needs to know if you're allergic to anything or if you're on any medications.

Not sure if some of ya have heard of this app, but I came across it on my local crime watch page. It’s essentially a safety/panic button depending how you use it! But it’s a nice app to have, wish it existed back in college for me. But for anyone who would like the extra safety, check it out.

-you hold the button if you feel unsafe at any point, and don’t let go of it until you do feel safe.

-or you can tap the button and this makes it more like a panic button.

-letting go of the button will have Noonlight send your location to police or emergency services.

-if you pressed on accident or are safe and don’t need to alert for any help, you have 10 seconds to put your safety pin in.

-if you are unsafe, and release the button, they contact you and if you don’t answer within 10 seconds they send help.

There are over 1,500 dating sites/apps right there at the tip of your fingers. Within seconds you can create your profile and start swiping left or right on someone’s picture. Skimming through bios, scrolling through pictures, trying to figure out if that person could possibly be your soulmate. This year alone, there have been over 20 million people who have resorted to online dating. That’s a lot of people trying to find their other half in this crazy world.

Now, for starters, I’ve always been kind of skeptical about meeting a complete stranger online, even if they live a half hour away. I recently downloaded the app that everyone knows to be the place to meet people to hook up, or find their next relationship, Tinder. After swiping through profiles and matching with a list of potential guys, and messaging back and forth, I matched with a guy who was about 40 minutes away from me. We started messaging back and forth, kind of getting to know each other. The next day, he suggested we hang out since it was the weekend, I agreed. Things started out amazing and I was thinking that this might actually be a pretty great match. Little did I know I was well on my way to being one of those women from a Lifetime movie, you know, the movies where the girl falls for the stranger she meets and he turns out to be some kind of creepy, controlling stalker with a dark past and locks her up in the basement to keep her all to himself and away from the outside world? Yeah, it was pretty cringy. By day two he was already trying to talk about being together forever. He kept talking about “we” this and “we” that like “WE” were married and I’ve only know this guy for two whole days. I tried to brush it off but it just got worse. Day three I had went to his place to stay for the weekend. And by this time he was already trying to move me in. I literally went over to his house and he had bought shampoo/conditioner/body wash/razors/toothbrush/toothpaste/deodorant..etc. just for me..but the weird thing is, it was the exact same as what I use…all of it. That means when he used my bathroom, he went through all of my stuff. Day four is when he started smothering me even more and trying to control me. I would catch him looking over my shoulder when I was on my phone. If we weren’t sitting by each other I would catch him out of the corner of my eye just staring at me for about ten minutes at a time. Day five he was watching me sleep. I know this because he literally told me the next morning after I woke up to him smelling my hair. Day six I knew I had to cut it off completely, and I did. I told him I needed to go home, I grabbed my bag and ran. I don’t know about you guys, but he seems a little too….creepy and weird to me.