I’ve met one person on B.B. I actually drove to her house and we hung out but we had been texting and had talked regularly prior to that. She talked me off the ledge multiple times I honestly consider her family.
I think you should do what you want and ignore people who try to be rude about it. If people are willing to meet up with you, great more power to ya. But most wouldn’t because people are crazy now and days and can’t usually be trusted. I think that’s why a lot of them are against it.