I've never gone on a date before, currently looking into it - I found a girl on another popular site whom I am interested in meeting.  We've corresponded via email, in which I asked about necessary references - she said she hasn't checked anyone's before.  Is this a huge red flag?  She is new and independent, and operates from her home.  On the other site, she has seven or eight reviews from the past few months from clients in the area that have reviewed many girls.  Should I be wary?  Also, I have reviewed the newbie manual and have been researching this pretty thoroughly as I want my first experience to be safe and as enjoyable as possible.

references.  Secondly--she is new and operates out of her home.  It is only a matter of time until a suspecting neighbor gets too curious and contacts LE.

Have you searched the reviews to see if she has any?
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Yeah - on the other site, she has seven or eight reviews from the past few months from clients in the area that have reviewed many girls, so they aren't shill reviews.