Should I meet somebody in real life after talking online?

So I've been posting and browsing on a forum for a few months now, and I've talked a fair amount with somebody on that forum (we'll call him Tim to make it easy). Now I like Tim - we have shared interests, I really like the content he produces for the forum, and I just think he's cool

I'm visiting Tim's area in a few months (for other reasons) and when I mentioned this to him, he asked if we'd like to meet up. Now I'm certain he's not a paedophile or anything (there are pictures on the forum proving his identity) so that's not a concern for me. I do want to meet up with Tim, but I am aware that he is essentially a stranger on the internet that I can't fully trust. Also, I am a very shy, introverted and awkward person, and I'm worried that it will be very awkward hanging out and I will ruin whatever friendship we do have. If we were to hang out, it would be in a public place and doing an activity, but I'm still not sure

Any advice would be appreciated!

So I've been posting and browsing on a forum for a few months now, and I've talked a fair amount with somebody on that forum (we'll call him Tim to make it easy). Now I like Tim - we have shared interests, I really like the content he produces for the forum, and I just think he's cool

I'm visiting Tim's area in a few months (for other reasons) and when I mentioned this to him, he asked if we'd like to meet up. Now I'm certain he's not a paedophile or anything (there are pictures on the forum proving his identity) so that's not a concern for me. I do want to meet up with Tim, but I am aware that he is essentially a stranger on the internet that I can't fully trust. Also, I am a very shy, introverted and awkward person, and I'm worried that it will be very awkward hanging out and I will ruin whatever friendship we do have. If we were to hang out, it would be in a public place and doing an activity, but I'm still not sure

Any advice would be appreciated!

So I've been posting and browsing on a forum for a few months now, and I've talked a fair amount with somebody on that forum (we'll call him Tim to make it easy). Now I like Tim - we have shared interests, I really like the content he produces for the forum, and I just think he's cool

I'm visiting Tim's area in a few months (for other reasons) and when I mentioned this to him, he asked if we'd like to meet up. Now I'm certain he's not a paedophile or anything (there are pictures on the forum proving his identity) so that's not a concern for me. I do want to meet up with Tim, but I am aware that he is essentially a stranger on the internet that I can't fully trust. Also, I am a very shy, introverted and awkward person, and I'm worried that it will be very awkward hanging out and I will ruin whatever friendship we do have. If we were to hang out, it would be in a public place and doing an activity, but I'm still not sure

Any advice would be appreciated!