Would you ever meet someone you met online?

I have once, met on an online dating site, met up after talking for about 2 weeks. We met in a busy shopping centre in the city. We went to a restaurant / cafe place, then the cinema again very busy. There were always other people about. I told my mum where I was going and she came to the city with me so I had someone to go home with. It worked out fine and he was a good bloke. Obviously it's best to be cautious in those sorts of situations and I was 18 at the time.