Topic: Premature Phone-call-ation
StatGirl's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:12 PM
I'm always made very uncomfortable when someone starts emailing you on this site, but the emails are only a sentence or two and always includes begging you to call them.

I just really have a hard time engaging in a phone call when I know nothing about the guy! Also, I don't want my phone number out there if he turns out to be a psycho.

Anyone have another point of view on this they'd like to share?

Jim519's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:13 PM
Give me your number and I will call you and talk to you about it

laugh j/k

Dont do it!

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Sun 03/30/08 02:13 PM
give your local sherriff's dept. number to him......drinker drinker

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Sun 03/30/08 02:14 PM
give him the rejecion hotline! laugh

lilith401's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:15 PM
E-mails should be longer than a few sentences... and the next step should be messenger, not phone... unless you feel really connected by the mails. I'm guessing you don't, from what you say. Go with your instincts.

krazykitty323's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:15 PM
I never give my number out. Maybe one day if I've known the person long enough I will but I like the e-mail thing better and thats the way it stays.

StatGirl's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:17 PM
Ok...nice to know that my instincts aren't just me being ridiculously over-cautious! I do not feel a connection - there hasn't been enough words back and forth to come near that.

LOL @ earlier suggestions....I do need to find a good phone number to hand out laugh laugh laugh

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Sun 03/30/08 02:18 PM
STICK WITH JUST EMAILS RIGHT NOW THEN IF YOU GET SERIOUS THEN LET HIM HAVE A PREPAID CELL NUMBER SO YOU CAN ALLWAYS TURN IT OFF

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Sun 03/30/08 02:19 PM
It is imperative that U never use Mutual Match.For by this action U will have opened a window 4 a bunch of psychotic stalkers 2 loom & pounce.Then U are shelling out $ for counseling & therapy.Do not use dear K.As far as e-mails that reek of a stupidity leak.DELETE!!Good Luck! dear:wink:Godspeed!Cyflowerforyou

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Sun 03/30/08 02:21 PM

Ok...nice to know that my instincts aren't just me being ridiculously over-cautious! I do not feel a connection - there hasn't been enough words back and forth to come near that.

LOL @ earlier suggestions....I do need to find a good phone number to hand out laugh laugh laugh
You dont need to find a good number, Be mature and just say no I dont do phone.

StatGirl's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:24 PM

You dont need to find a good number, Be mature and just say no I dont do phone.


I'll do it! I seriously need to quit worrying so much about offending someone or hurting their feelings. If someone can't/won't understand, then I suppose that tells me all I need to know.

Thanks all you guys for the advice!

lilith401's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:26 PM
Anytime... you do only what you feel comfortable with!

Lily0923's photo
Sun 03/30/08 02:27 PM
I always give them the # that someone else emailed to me... then they can talk about what a b*tch I am.... win/win as I see it....

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Sun 03/30/08 02:30 PM


You dont need to find a good number, Be mature and just say no I dont do phone.


I'll do it! I seriously need to quit worrying so much about offending someone or hurting their feelings. If someone can't/won't understand, then I suppose that tells me all I need to know.

Thanks all you guys for the advice!
Yes mam, anytime.

FisitMan's photo
Mon 03/31/08 05:29 PM
If you reach a point where you think you might want to talk to him, buy yourself a cheap cell phone with a pay-as-you-go setup and give him that number. If things don't go well, stomp on the phone, throw it in the trash and the number is worthless.

MrMxyzptlk's photo
Mon 03/31/08 05:32 PM
I think you have the right idea!!!flowerforyou