How could i safely arrange a meeting with someone i met online?

I met someone on Y!A and we seem to share a lot of interests, we're the same age and we only live a few hours apart...i think it would be really cool if we could meet but i dont know how to ask her without making her think im a creeper...and where could we meet etc.How could i safely arrange a meeting with someone i met online?
I don't have a good answer about how to ask her to meet with you. However, if you do ask her, make your meeting place very PUBLIC. That way she will feel safe and if it gets uncomfortable, it will be easy to end the meeting and go seperate ways. Just be careful as meeting in person is sometimes very risky!How could i safely arrange a meeting with someone i met online?
in a public place with lots of people, like a mall or common restaurant

not in a private placeHow could i safely arrange a meeting with someone i met online?
Have both of you bring friends for the first time and go somewhere that has a bunch of people.

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