Do I send him my email address??

Question

I've started chatting to someone on an internet chat room & don't know whether or not to send him my true email address (just started chatting). How soon is too soon?

Answer 1

Leave it a while, you have no idea of what he is or who he is. Carry on using the chat room for now. If he gets pushy or starts using emotional blackmail then its easy to ignore him...not so easy if he has your addy!

Answer 2

This question you have posted is a red flag. I would advise you to be cool, calm and collected, and show a little self-restraint, until you have spoken with him a little longer. There is nothing to be lost by being cautious, and going slowly with anyone. If he is the genuine article, he will respect your wishes, and you will feel comfortable with him, still. If he should become offended, or pushy, then step back a bit further, and do not answer quite so often. Follow your intuition after that. I would tell you to slow the whole thing down, so you don't feel the need to post a question like the one above. I recently had to refuse someone my e-mail address, and he got upset and signed me off, I think. I, however, have no regrets about saying no. In fact, as I sign this reply, I am rather glad I did. He did not honour my right to be careful. - C.

Answer 3

You are looking for a boyfriend? Then, skip sending him your email address. Instead, tell him you want to meet him for a drink. Choose a classy, upscale bar (with no loud music or other distractions). Tell him to dress nicely and you do the same. Then meet him for a half hour to an hour or so. There is only one purpose to this meeting. To see if there is any attraction between you and him. Under no circumstances, give him your contact info. Tell him you simply want to get to know him better online some more. If you click, the next time you chat with him, give him your phone number and tell him to talk on the phone instead of online. If you don't click (which will happen most of the time), it is easy to simply let things fade into the background. Oh yeah. Don't drink much. If he buys you drinks, they should be cheap.

Answer 4

NO, don't go there yet not until you are really really sure in your own mind that the person you are talking to is a genuine.

Suggest you create a 'ghost' e-mail address whereby if you find the person toy have been on line to is some sort of freak he/she can't bombard you with rubbish on what is your day to day e-mail address

Answer 5

I have both AOL and Yahoo mail accounts, my "true email address" I give out only once I know someone well. I usually give this yahoo adddress to those I meet casually (i.e. chat rooms, answer area *smile*).

Answer 6

if you just started chatting for about a week or so then that's to early give it a mouth in a half and if connection then what the heck what do you got to lose its all up to u its not like y'all are going to meet up somewhere or nothing because if u are then don't do that it that's a dumb move

Answer 7

If you have any doubts, don't do it. He may not be what he claims to be. definitely don't give out any personal information (your phone number, where you live, what school you go to, etc)/

Create an alternate email address on yahoo, and give that address to him when you feel comfortable. Then if he turns out to be psycho, you can delete it or block him.

Answer 8

Actually, why send him the your base email when you can use your Yahoo for all the fun and keep your base personal?

Answer 9

hold back the temptation until you know more about the person-you have to think of your personal safety. You don't want to be getting funny emails if this doesn't work out.

Answer 10

do not send this person your e-mail address stick to chat online.