CoHome

Safety & community guidelines

CoHome works because everyone here wants the same thing: a good, platonic living arrangement. These guidelines keep it that way.

This is not a dating service

We say it on the landing page, we say it during sign-up, and we'll say it here: CoHome is for finding a housemate and a friend — never a romantic partner. Flirting, romantic advances, and using CoHome to meet people for dating are all against the rules, full stop.

If someone approaches you romantically, you can report it in two taps — "Approached me romantically" is the first option on the report form. We treat these reports seriously; accounts that use CoHome for dating are removed.

Your privacy, by design

  • Your email and phone number are never shown to other members — there's nowhere on CoHome they even appear.
  • Messaging opens only after both people express interest. Nobody can contact you unless you've chosen to connect.
  • One-sided interest is invisible: if you express interest and it isn't returned, the other person simply never knows.
  • We recommend keeping conversations on CoHome until you've met and feel comfortable — please don't feel obliged to share your number just because someone asks.

Verification

Every account confirms an email address before a profile can appear in browsing. Phone and ID verification badges are coming — they'll always be optional, and shown on profiles so you can factor them into your own comfort level.

Report and block, anywhere

The ••• menu on every profile and in every conversation lets you report or block. Blocking hides you from each other completely and closes any conversation — the other person is not notified. Reports come straight to us and are never shown to the person you reported.

Report anything that feels off, including:

  • Romantic or sexual advances of any kind
  • Harassment, pressure, or unkindness
  • Profiles that don't seem to be a real person
  • Requests for money, or anything that resembles a scam
  • Anything that makes you feel unsafe — you don't need to be sure

Meeting safely

  • Meet first in a public place — a coffee shop works well.
  • Tell a friend or family member where you're going.
  • Take as many meetings as you need before discussing moving in. Anyone worth living with will respect your pace.
  • Involve the practical paperwork (leases, references) before keys change hands. CoHome introduces people; the arrangement itself is yours to shape.

Be the housemate you're looking for

Answer the lifestyle questions honestly, even the unflattering ones — that's what makes the compatibility scores mean something. Reply when you can, decline kindly when it isn't a fit, and treat every conversation the way you'd want your own approached.