Wow, I really am in the minority on this one. I have always felt comfortable seeing my regular long term clients at my home.
Originally Posted by Becky
Add one more to your side: I would never meet new dates at my home, or even people I've known a short while.
However a gentlemen I've known for over 5 years regularly stays at my home. There are other gentlemen, who have let me know everything about their lives and some have gone so far as to introduce me to work associates and friends - who get invitations to come to my home for a home-cooked meal.
You can be just as paranoid about anyone you meet, in a bar, at work or through friends. Murders and rapes are often committed by people who were familiar, not strangers. So on that note, why trust anyone enough to invite them to your house? Danger is not limited just to the men we meet as companions. I would question any woman's ability to judge character if she had regular friends who she knew for many years and saw often, but could never bring herself to trust a single one of them.
I do however understand the rule in the name of privacy, afraid relatives or friends might drop in. That neighbours would be curious and other such complications.