Hi Tyra,
I watched your show regarding undercover dating and i thought it was fantastic. I have a 17 year old daughter who will be going to university next year. I tell her every thing and what to watch out for. You said on your show that there will be a list of things you spoke about that we could down load and print off. Where can i find that, that would be good for my daughter to have and keep and show her friends too.

Hi Tyra, thanks for opening our ladies eyes. I guess it's very important that we all know about the risk of meeting strangers. I'm not saying all of them are the same but just be careful who you meeting and with who you share your information. This does even mean that i can't date strangers anymore, It;s a way to teach you how to be smart and make good choices when it comes to going our at night. it's just very sad when you hear someone being killed or rapped. This is a very good example especially for young kids out there. i know for a fact it can happened to any body, but these young kids today are all about sex and the urge of having boyfriend and they all forget about the risk and danger of getting involved so early.
I love young people because i believe that our future society are in there hands. But we need to teach them all what the see and heard are just pleasure and will never go away.

Tyra,
I am glad you produced a show warning women of the dating dangers.So many of them don't get it. My mom and I watched the show together and she said "see that's why I told you all that stuff [for] your entire life." Tyra, I also took notice of the lawyer you had on your show, Jabari. If you ever decide to have another "hookup" show like the myspace hook up show with guests and viewers, please consider me. I'd like an opportunity to get to know him. He was well spoken, an attorney and let's face it...He's fine. -Just in case.

hi tyra you're the best i watch you show every night i loved. tyra please i would like to know if you have any vacation giveaways
i'm asking because i'm dating this gay that his familly doen't like me but were deeply in love and we will to have a vacaction anywhere i'm asking because since i star watching you show i think that you re a really humble person who loves to help to who really need it
take care by the way you hair looks nice every day

I have watched the tyrashow often and several of the topics chosen to air are thoughtful, however there is one thing that bothers me as a viewer and that is , may not like hearing it but, tyra needs much more work on her hostess role. she speaks of respect for other etc. but on almost every show tyra has a terrible habit of just cutting off people, her guest included, while they are speaking. she may also ask her guest a question and before they can even finish answering she cuts them off and disrespectfully just moves on to another person, this is terrible as a hostess , can someone please talk to her, about the way she treats others, she would not like it done to her so please don't do it to others. another thing , yeah fine tyra you feel strongly about your opinions, but as a hostess you have to let ppl speak their point of views as well, not just because you disagree you just slam a door on their face..... common tyra be a good hostess because you can be so much more. :)

this could be a good example for younger kides
when they grow up like me i am a girl

With all of the "reality" shows on TV. I think it would be a great idea to empower our youth with knowledge of actual adult reality. Responsibilties not taught in school. Buying a home, how to start and keep a successful business, paying bills, proper job interview etiquette, talking to your teenager about drugs & sex. The list goes on & on. This is not just for the African-American community, but for everyone, to help improve society one person at a time. Our youth needs to be inspired, and uplifted. Reminded to respect our elders even if they are not related to us. If this peaks your interest please give me a call or email me. Thank You for your time.

Hey Tayra, I'm Samie (19) from South Africa in a little town called Durban.
just wanted to let you know that i love your show very much and i watch your each and every show.
Love you very much And keep up the good work.

PLEASE REPLY IF YOU CAN, THAT WOOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. THANK YOU

I missed this show!!! It is great that you cover so many topics on your show, I really wanted to see this one in particular because I am now single again and entering that scary dating world, and some tips would have really helped me.

hello tyra,thank you so much for the show on dating.As I am well past that age of "clubbing etc." that fear has never left me.I used to be so stupid,no guidance, drink so much that I did'nt know where I was and abused,raped and treated like dirt.I suppose lack of self esteem,overweight and not seeing a future lead me to a lot of the distrctive behavior.Men (and women)can find the most devious ways to get to you.The girl in your show getting 'guilted to stay' was one I used to fall for.Drink too much ditch your friends and get taken advantage of or really hurt..emotionally and very likley physically.I'm not that psycic to figure out that the guy at the store is friendly or a predator,so i get labled " bitchy " oh well I am safe and loved and not putting myself at risk.thanx Tyra.just call me "learned the hard way"

Thank you!!

I'm a father of a wonderful 17 year old daughter and she this year has got her License, a car is on her way to graduate from high school in June, she has been accepted to college and I have tried my best to make her aware of the world around her. As a parent it's really hard to get it all out there without people considering you over protective as well as many other things. Anyway my point, I started watching your show and in 3 minutes or less I had already reversed the DVR and started recording the show and asked my daughter to watch the show with me. I got it completely and hope and pray that she did as well. It is refreshing to every once in a while find a person such as yourself with some morals. That back up a lot of the stuff that I tell my children. Thanks Very, Very Much.

HI TYRA. Im only 11 years old. But me and my best friend Kaylee have always wished to be on Americas next top model we watch it every single wendesday. And we try to watch the Tyra Banks show as soon as we get home from school. We just finished watching it and thats so cool how you dedacate your episode to helping people make resposible desitions.

love-Sarah
P.S: If you e-maild or called me it would meen everything to me.

I just wanted to tell you that I appreciate the message of your show! In the first 30 seconds of turning it on, I heard you say "You don't have to be nice to the creep." Immediately I thought, why didn't anyone ever tell me that? I think my mom did her best to keep me safe growing up and even to warn me to be cautious. Somehow, I didn't listen. I've had to learn the hard way that guys aren't always what they appear. We need more people telling us girls "we don't have to be nice to the creep," and confronting this as a problem! Thanks!

Hi Tyra. I am such a huge fan of yours. I love you girl. You are always watching out for us girls. I think that you are such an amazing person.

Hi girl i watch you show every day i learn alot from you shows. just emailing you to say thanks for what you teach young girls.

Hi Tyra. I saw episode and it reminded me of freshman year at college. I was hanging out with a guy that I didn;t really know and I asked him to come back to my dorm room. I was really stupid to do that. It made really realize that I have to make smarter choices about dating. I wanted to say thank you for airing that special episode. I know plenty of women who are not smart about dating and it scares the hell out of me to think that women can act that foolish. I was one of those woman I am happy that I have smartened up about dating. Keep on caring for people, Tyra. Tyra Rocks

Hi Tyra,
I am watching your show today and you have some very valid points.
- woman are very suceptable to dangerous situations with men
- awareness is definitely the first step in preventing them from happening
but...
your humiliating finger pointing and dismissiveness of instinct was quite harsh because:
- statistically, most rapes and murders are by someone the victim knows
- the experiments were hollow and disprove nothing about instinct... the men on the set up dates WERE safe - picked by you and being filmed
- the multiple choice pictures of who's the nice guy when all of the men are guilty of multiple murders of females

And finally, as a female who has done much traveling and walks alonelate at night because of my job and school in places where I know people who have been date-raped, drugged, attacked, etc. The best advice on top of being aware and being protected, is be confident or act that way (don't hesitate on a street corner just pick a way and walk) and TRUST YOUR INSTINCT, and when unsure always say no or don't go.

I was shocked when you called her foolish, ignorant, and stupid. But she was acting as such so she deserved it. And if she doesn't realize the danger she is putting her self in with the whole 'looking in your eyes' thing. she truly is ignorant.

Thank you for today's show. I have a wonderful best friend, Jeffrey, who always reminds me when I first meet a guy "He's a stranger; you don't know him yet." It's so easy to feel that you know someone after a few minutes. It's an illusion.

Hi Tyra,
Although I really love your show(s), I don't think you had the right to call Gina stupid, foolish, and ignorant and belittle her in front of all those people. She was obviously uncomfortable, and if she wants to put herself in a bad situation then that's her fault. I just think you were a little too harsh.

Hi Tyra,

I was watching this show today and saw the bit on the safety minute. I just wanted to recommend another book by author Gavin DeBecker called The Gift of Fear. Oprah once had it on her show about 10 years ago and I decided to pick it up. This book was amazing and definitely put me in tune with my "gut feelings" and intuition about people and places so I would be safe and avoid the "shoulda coulda woulda" situations and not become a victim. It covers all forms of violence like the topic of todays show and many of dangerous situations like school shootings, disgruntled employees, stalkers, childhood violence, etc. I once tributed my former boss as a mentor to me and quoted the book because he saved my life and it was the one way I could think of saying thanks: "For a boss, friend, and inspirer, The right words... From "The Gift of Fear" by Gaven De Becker: "I have learned that the kindness of a teacher, a coach, a mentor, a neighbor, the parent of a friend, is never wasted. These moments are likely to pass with neither the child nor the adult fully knowing the significance of the contribution. No ceremony attaches to the moment that a child sees its own worth reflected in the eyes of an encouraging adult. Though nothing apparent marks the occasion, inside that child a new view of self might take hold. It is not just a person deserving of neglect or violence, not just a child who fails to solve its family's problems, who fails to rescue them from pain or madness or addiction or poverty or unhappiness. No, this child might be someone else, someone whose appearance before this one adult revealed specialness or lovability, or value." I've held onto being able to say that to someone deserving my whole life and no one else will ever hear that from me again. There was a moment I became no longer that child and it was because of your guidance, trust, and understanding. I thank you for being my mentor whether you know it or not, for being a person who did not take interest for a selfish reason, and for installing me with the courage to use my voice because you believed in me. If every person could have a small percentage of compassion that you have, this world would not be better, but the quality of people's lives would be positively immeasurable."

I think you are beautiful....who is the man in your life?

I want to thank you for this show. I am a 46 year old mother of teenage daughters. I was raped when I was 18 because I got in a car with a stranger after being separated from my friends when we were in a nightclub (in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.). In retrospect, I am 100% certain this person was a predator, and feel horrible that he probably went on to victimize many women. I taped your show and will show it to my girls. What they might not listen to coming from me (because I am a broken record about safety and they think I am over protective), they will listen to you.

Thank you so much!

Tyra, I watched todays show..and it scared me about how open these females were about their personal life. I am almost 21 now, engaged to the most amazing man. Ever since I was about fifteen my friend and I always use fake names and life-style when we go out. On our way to where ever we were heading we would come up with our story. Not to mention we always had big purses and kept tire irons in there :) ... and becuase of that i always thought I would never have anything happen to me. However when I was seventeen I went out drinking with someone who had been a friend for a while. Thought nothing of it and he actually raped me. I was so worried about strangers, I never thought someone I knew (and who was dating another one of my friends) would do that. Since that night, I haven't drank at all. But women and even younger girls need to be aware of people they know and trust also.

Hi Tyra!
I'm not old enough to date neverless drink or be let in a bar but, this recent show about dating really showed me how careful one has to be when their out at a bar. Thank you so much Tyra for everything that you do to open peoples eyes to the dangers and ugly truths about the world.