Women are using this code word to stay safe on dates

If you've ever been on a Tinder date where the guy sitting opposite you looks absolutely nothing like his profile picture, you'll know the struggle of trying to make your escape is very real.

Normally, you would pretend to get a phone call from a friend who urgently needs your help, you may feign a sickness or just make a mad dash for the door, but now there's no need to do that.

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A bar in the UK has come up with an innovative sexual violence awareness campaign, with a code word so women feel safe while they're on dates.

The 'Ask for Angela' code word was formed as part of Lincolnshire county council's recent #NoMore sexual violence and abuse campaign, aimed at making women feel safer when they meet up with strangers.

A poster for the campaign was posted on social media and has since gone viral, getting over 27,000 retweets and 35,000 likes since it was uploaded last Wednesday.

"Are you on a date that isn’t working out? Is your Tinder or POF date not who they said they were on their profile? Do you feel like you’re not in a safe situation? Does it all feel a bit weird?" the poster reads.

"If you go to the bar and ask for ’Angela’, the bar staff will know you need help getting out of your situation and will call you a taxi or help you out discreetly without too much fuss."

Speaking to Mashable, Hayley Child, substance misuse and sexual violence and abuse strategy coordinator for Lincolnshire County Council, said the initiative is in conjunction with Lincoln's Pubwatch scheme which works with police to make pubs in the area a safer place.

"We wanted to do this in a more organised way, and worked with Lincoln's Pubwatch scheme to get the bars in the area to take part," she said.

"We'd seen that a few individual pubs had done similar messages saying that if people's dates weren't going well the bar staff would help and call them a cab."

The campaign is currently only in the UK but if the social media response is anything to go by we'll hopefully see it rolled out worldwide soon.

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