Friends
Meet people for coffee, co-working, events, travel and exploring your city.
Nearby discovery for consenting adults
Meet people nearby for dates, friendship and open-minded connections
Merlin Meet is an adults-only way to find people nearby for friendship, dating, casual encounters, couples and consensual threesomes. Choose what you want, control how much location you share, and chat one to one before deciding whether to meet.
18+ only Approximate by default No AI in direct chats
Open Meet Nearby Preparing your Meet session…
Mutual intent, less confusion
Choose what you are looking for
Meet only shows people who chose the same connection type. You can change your intent whenever you want.
Dating
Find low-pressure dates where both people have selected the same intent.
Casual connections
Adults can look for casual dating and consensual encounters without graphic public profiles.
Couples & threesomes
Open-minded adults and couples can connect around clear boundaries and mutual consent.
Simple by design
How Meet Nearby works
Create an 18+ profile
Choose a public handle. Age, gender and a photo are optional trust signals.
Share an approximate area
Your GPS or IP estimate is rounded into a multi-kilometer privacy area before matching.
Match by mutual intent
Friends, dating, casual and open-minded searches stay separated.
Chat one to one
Direct chats are person to person. No AI joins them; undelivered messages may wait in Merlin’s delivery service for up to 24 hours.
Privacy, consent and safer meetings
Nearby discovery can introduce people, but it cannot replace judgment. Keep personal details private, meet in public first, tell someone where you are going, and leave whenever you feel uncomfortable.
Location control
Sharing starts only when you choose it. The server rounds your location into a multi-kilometer privacy area, shows a coarse distance, and lets you stop at any time.
Consent first
Consent must be clear, enthusiastic, specific and reversible, including for couples and group encounters.
Blocking and safety reports
Blocking stops further messages between the Meet identities. Reporting also records a limited safety event.
Short message retention
Undelivered direct messages wait for up to 24 hours, then expire.
Meet Nearby FAQ
Can I look for casual sex or a threesome?
Adults may choose Casual or Open Minded to find people seeking the same kind of consensual connection. Public profiles and chats must still respect boundaries, local law and every participant’s right to change their mind.
Does Meet share my exact location?
Meet does not begin location sharing until you choose it. Your browser can provide GPS or the server can estimate an area from your IP address. Before matching or storage, the server rounds the coordinates into a multi-kilometer privacy area and returns only a coarse distance.
Does Merlin AI read or join direct chats?
No AI participant joins Meet direct chats. Messages pass through Merlin’s delivery service so the other person can receive them, and undelivered messages expire after 24 hours.