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Free during launch · ID-verified · 18+ · 100% platonic
Find a verified, platonic friend across Kochi, where Onam sadhyas, Fort Kochi evenings and a growing IT crowd in Kakkanad all ask the same question: who are you going with?.
SaathWala lists ID-verified people who are happy to be your companion for an occasion: strictly platonic, always in public, and on your terms.
You are not signing up for a relationship. You are finding someone presentable and kind to be with you at a specific event, on terms you both agree before you meet.
Strictly platonic. Every companion signs our rules before listing: public places, no physical expectations, no exceptions. Breaking them ends the account.
Walk into the sangeet or reception with someone beside you.
North India's wedding season fills every weekend from November to February. A well-dressed, well-spoken friend at your side means fewer questions from relatives and more fun on the dance floor.
Company for a check-up, a report or a long waiting room.
The ordinary plans that are better with company.
Someone to explore Kerala or take a day trip with.
Good conversation over chai, no pressure.
For outings, weekends and the days nobody else is free
Most people who search for a friend to rent are not looking for a date at all. They have moved for work, their college group is scattered across four cities, and the weekend arrives with nothing in it. A companion here is someone to go to the cinema with, walk a market with, or sit through a long coffee with, and then everyone goes home.
Festival shopping, furniture, a phone: the kind of trip that needs a second opinion.
Plans that need two people to be worth doing at all.
The show nobody else wanted to watch, without the seat beside you staying empty.
A proper meal out instead of a third night of food ordered to the room.
Kerala's pattern is absence. Families are split between here and the Gulf, Kochi's Infopark pulls in people from across the state, and Onam is the week when everyone is supposed to be at a family sadhya. Marine Drive and Fort Kochi are where the alternative plans happen.
Those are the dates that fill first across Kerala. If your occasion is on that list, message a week or two ahead; for an ordinary weekend plan, a day's notice is usually enough.
Wherever you are in Kerala, the first meeting belongs somewhere busy and public. Across the state, members most often pick places like Lulu Mall in Edappally, the Marine Drive walkway.
Tell someone you trust where you are going, arrange your own transport both ways, and leave the moment anything feels off. Our safety guide has the full checklist.
SaathWala is new, and companions are joining now. Sign up free and you will see profiles as soon as they are verified. If you would like to be a companion here yourself, listing is free.
Free during launch. Sign up, browse and reveal up to 10 numbers every 30 days without paying anything.
Any fee for a companion's time is between you and them, agreed in advance. Never send an advance or deposit to someone you have not met; we never ask you to.
We have pages for Kochi. Companions can also list other towns.
Platonic companionship for social occasions is legal. SaathWala does not allow dating, escort or any sexual arrangement.
Joining is free during launch, with 10 free contact reveals every 30 days.
Yes. Every companion is ID-checked by a person and takes a live camera selfie before going live.
Yes. Plenty of bookings are simply a long conversation somewhere quiet and public. If you would rather not meet anyone yet, the in-app chat and our AI companions are there too.
Less than you expect, because the terms are clear on both sides. Shared interests are highlighted on every profile, so you can pick someone who already likes what you are planning to do.
Yes, and many people do. Once you have revealed a number, messaging that person again costs you nothing.
ID-checked companions, masked numbers, your rules. Free while we launch.
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