We have been swinging/hotwifing/cuckolding or some variation of these for about 25 years and meeting people on-line has always been challenging. When you are trying to meet people for friendship and fun being overly paranoiac can scare off some good potential BF’s by sending out a bad vibe. The trick is finding the balance.
We do like to trade pics, phone numbers and voice verify but we have still been stood up. Ghosting is an epidemic. I would guess that maybe half the time the guy doesn’t show-up for a first meeting. It has happened to us trying to meet guys from this site as well as the old Craigslist, AFF, SLS, other Hotwife sites. It's not the sites, it's the guys.
What works for us now has two parts. First, meet in person as soon as possible so we don’t invest a bunch of time or get emotionally attached to someone we haven’t met. If they are a flake, let them flake out quickly. Also, there is no better way of seeing if there is real chemistry than actually getting together in real life. Second, we don’t make big plans around someone we haven’t met. We usually try to just meet the guy for drinks but we set our expectations like it's a date night for just us. If the guy shows up, all the better but even if he doesn’t, we get the pleasure of each other’s company. The trick is not to stress over someone else’s behavior and let the disappointment of a no-show screw up your evening.