I was wondering your opinion on meeting people you dont know cuz i have a friend that would like to and im not sure if i should let her go and meet this person. So i would like your opinion.
2007-01-15 13:38:22 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Well, it is a difficult one. but I think I can answer it pretty well.
I met my wife on the Internet. We meet through match.com and we talked everyday for about 3 months then we decided to meet. I had to travel 5000 or so miles to San Francisco to meet her. But we kind of knew alot about each other already. So I say yes but first make sure your know them as well as you can. Try asking questions that are open (require more than a Yes or no answer) remember that answer and ask it again a few days later but word it differently.
If you decide to meet always notify someone where you are going and arrange to call them or return to them at a set time and stick to it (even if the guy is the man of your dreams, take him with you). Always upon ALWAYS arrange to meet in a public place like a train station etc. Though not a pub or club. If you can take someone with you they don't have to stick like glue just be nearby. Just remember to be safe. People lie. And some are very very good liars. I got lucky.
2007-01-18 08:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just like meeting anybody else you met in a bar, store, or wherever. Make sure your friend has talked to that person on the phone a few times first to at least have a better chance to know them. Meet in a public place and use common sense. I've met a few people from the internet and have had no problems.
2007-01-15 13:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by BigJake418 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say if u have been chatting with this person awhile then yes go meet them but do it in a public place and take a friend with you and also tell someone else where you are going and what time.You never know this person could be just what they say they are or they could be someone totally different too and as for all the knockers of meeting someone not everyone is a rapist or murderer.I met my current partner on chat we have been together nearly 5 years and have a son together who is about to turn 1 so some good things come out of chat :)
2007-01-15 13:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by maryjane 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only in a very populated public place. Take a friend to watch from a distance or hang with you. NEVER leave the public place with this person until you have seen them in person several times. Remember, this is how people go out and never come back; by meeting someone from the internet and then deciding to get in a car with them 5 minutes later. Use common sense, maybe get some pepper spray just in case.
2007-01-15 15:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by CuriousMishawaka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of the responses you'll get to this are going to be entertaining. Most will say, "No way girl! Doncha know everyone who uses the internet are criminals out to get you?" Um yeah. We're on here, right?
My best friend met her husband on the 'net. They've been together 5 years and counting!
So, I say life is about taking risks, as long as you're smart about it. If your friend wants to meet someone from the 'net she's talked to for a long time, then cool, but go with her to meet him in a public place just in case.
2007-01-15 13:45:21 · answer #5 · answered by Karma 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can be safe just like any other date
She should always follow the normal simple and safe rules of dating. Meeting for the first time in a well lite area to go and meet them in a well lit area or in the daytime for "coffee" is good. Using ones common sense about dating in general applies at all times. Make sure there is a cell phone on and with someone at the other end to come help you. Dressing discreetly --you know the drill..
2007-01-15 13:44:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cherish B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Now you know how these stories always end. The only reason people meet people on the Internet is because it's easier to talk to someone via chat or email than face to face.
This gives predators a big playing field. If you do meet this person do so with a friend. A friend with a gun, a big gun.
Remember predators are also stalkers. There is no time limit on stalking.
2007-01-15 13:42:07 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on how well you know person before you meet them. Do your homework and don't be afraid to ask that person the tough questions. Make sure they really are who they say they are and ask for lots of pictures of them doing normal everyday things and have them tell you in detail about their life.
I have met two people on the internet in person. The second one I ended marrying and living with in China. We've been together for 3 years now. It can work out for you.
2007-01-15 13:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Meet somewhere public like a restaurant or a mall That way if things don't go well you can anonymously slip away and you don't feel any pressure to make anything happen. I'm not saying it's 100% safe, but it's not as dangerous and most people think.
2007-01-15 13:42:34 · answer #9 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it truly is a twin of assembly quite anybody else you met in a bar, save, or everywhere. make positive your pal has talked to that man or woman on the phone some cases first to a minimum of have a extra useful possibility to appeal to close them. Meet in a public position and use instantly ahead experience. i have met some human beings from the internet and performance had no issues.
2016-11-24 20:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by ballow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋