2006-08-04 06:30:06 · 8 answers · asked by ninas 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Pusskat1 basically said it all.
I met my fiance on the Internet and a few friends. But I'm also 25 and cautious. I talked on the phone with my future fiance for 5 weeks before we met in person.
If you are under 18 I would be VERY wary of meeting people from the Internet. That is the age group that is most easily targeted and manipulated by people who want to do bad things.
Just be careful and ALWAYS tell someone else where you'll be and check in with them when you're meeting someone new. Just gotta be safe.
2006-08-04 06:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by vicvic* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, and have done so about 20 times over the years. I got on the internet in 1992 in college when it was just starting up. I've met over 20 people over the years including my husband.
This Sunday I leave for Ireland and will be meeting a man that I've chatted with and become friends with over the last three years. We were supposed to meet last summer when I was over in Ireland, but he got an offer from friends to vacation in Greece, and I wasn't in Ireland long enough, so we barely missed each other. Bummer. This time, though, I will get to meet him and we can spend some time together and be friends. I'm looking forward to it a lot.
If you're concerned for safety, meet in a public place. Use your own transportation, tell a friend where you're going. It's good to meet in a restaurant so you can tell your waiter or waitress that you're meeting someone; a good waiter or waitress can help you leave discreetly if you need to.
In over 20 years I've always talked to people for a good long time. Instability and insanity come out pretty quickly, and you can tell if someone is not on the level. Take a few weeks or months to talk to someone. I guarantee if someone is a true friend, he or she will understand why you go slow, take your time, and want to get to know the other person.
Those who want sex or have bad intentions always want to rush. And trust me, after 15 years on the internet, if you set your limits and boundaries and won't be rushed, the ones who don't have good intentions toward you will always give up and leave out of frustration.
Meeting people is a bit nerve-wracking at first because on the internet, we communicate mind to mind. When you meet someone in real life, there's that tiny bit of a jolt when you put mind and body together to form the whole person. But if you get along online, you're almost certain to get along in real life.
Good luck. Cheers, K, a long-time net vet
2006-08-04 13:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Kate 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I highly don't recommend meeting people that you met over the internet. But IF you do, make sure that you don't go alone and that you bring somebody with you. And if you don't want to take someone with you, then make sure you meet them in a very public place with lots of people. Just be smart about it.
2006-08-04 13:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by Whorey McBonerkitten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, i actually did about five years ago,( two people - at different times of course- I met them through a dating type agency and got along well with them but i made sure we met in a very public place and didn't go anywhere alone, and they were perfectly fine. I do think you have got to be very wary and carefull though. To be honest i would never do it now.
2006-08-06 20:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by mojo jo jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helllllll no I would not do that they could be a Rapists or
somebody who Murder's people ur crazy if u do that
plus thats Really Dumb and Stupid
2006-08-04 13:35:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
heck no!!! they could be crazy
2006-08-04 13:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
h*ll no!!!! my mom would kill me
2006-08-04 13:36:34 · answer #7 · answered by O! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No u never no wat will happen
2006-08-04 13:34:16 · answer #8 · answered by gelcoolgirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋