Have You Ever Given Someone A Wrong Number On Purpose?
By Brian
@wolfie34 (26771)
United Kingdom
May 17, 2009 1:41pm CST
Years ago now I can laugh at it now but I was quite upset at the time, I met someone really nice! We get on really well and my self-esteem has always been rocky so when they took an interest in me and we got together and petted and were tactile with each other I thought I was on cloud 9. They gave me their number, it was before we had mobile phones and I couldn't give my number because it was awkward living with my parents.
I was so excited the next day I couldn't wait to see them again, well I had butterflies in my stomach as I waited till the house was empty before phoning them, and guess what it was a wrong number! Just a dead tone! I never saw them again, I felt cheated, duped and conned, all my hopes built up only to be stamped on!
So have you ever given anyone PURPOSELY a wrong number to fob them off, or couldn't you bear telling them straight that NO you were NOT giving them your number, sometimes being assertive with someone is extremely awkward and near impossible, so people tend to seek the easiest way out!
Or has anyone given you a wrong number when dating and you have been upset to find that they have PURPOSELY given you a wrong number just to escape or to laugh at you!
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20 responses
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
21 May 09
What a horrible thing for this person to do to you, Wolfie! No, I could never give someone a wrong number, as I'd hate anyone to do it to me. The trend today of people breaking up with people over the phone - or firing them from their jobs - is a horrible thing. It shows far more courage to front up to the person and be honest. If this person hadn't wished you to contact them, they should have told you so - it would have saved you a great deal of heartbreak, and you deserved far better.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
21 May 09
At least I can laugh about it now looking back, and that adage is true 'time heals' and I did enjoy the evening with them and you have to look at the positives, mind you I think I had a lucky escape because if that was their attitude I was better off without them!
@nannacroc (4049)
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17 May 09
Not guilty of this one. If I don't want to give my phone number I'm honest enough to say so. I think it's mean and thoughtless to do this to anyone. I'm so old there were no phones when I was dating.
@nannacroc (4049)
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17 May 09
Just after smoke signals and just before Morse was invented, the code not the detective. Communication wasn't easy then but he still managed to con me into marriage.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 May 09
Hello wolfie. I feel lucky that I have not had such a problem yet. When someone asks me for my phone number, I usually tell them. But it is my cell phone number, not my land phone number. By the way, when I was young in the eighties, phones were not as popular as today and it was very expensive to have land phone connection. Therefore my first lover and I did not have a land phone at all. We only wrote each letters when we were not in the same city...
@North_Atlantic (126)
• United States
17 May 09
I've told a few girls that I didn't have a cell phone or something of that nature. I remember a couple of years ago, and I forget the number now, but there was a number you could call that would give a message something like, "Oh! You've been rejected" when the person would call it.
Kind of a mean trick, but it's funny at the same time.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
17 May 09
That is one thing I refuse to do now is to give my mobile number, because you can easily say you don't have a mobile. With emails, you can filter them into spam and never read them. That was a mean trick I agree, I would hate to have that happen to me!
@abkinsey (173)
• United States
17 May 09
Yes, I've given someone a wrong number on purpose before. Back in my old neighborhood growing up, there were some particularly crude guys who would whistle and holler at my girlfriends and I. Well, they were also known to be dangerous. I didn't want to push my safety in refusing to give my number, so I'd give a wrong number on purpose. Most of the time, they never tried to call the numbers they got. They were just trying to compete to see who could get the most numbers from the girls. I don't feel bad about giving them the wrong number at all because I know the interest wasn't on a genuine level. They were just trying to earn their stripes and maybe get some booty in the process.
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
18 May 09
a couple times when i bar waitressed.
i felt bad about doing it,but they just wouldn't leave me alone.
there was no way i was giving some annoying drunk guy my number,and possibly wake up my dying father.
@kellyjeanne (1576)
• United States
24 May 09
Oh, yes, at times I've given others a wrong number on purpose AND I've had people have given me a wrong number too (if you can believe that!) LOL!
I hate lying to people, but, sometimes the situation is a bit awkward, if you know what I mean.
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija
@suzzy3 (8342)
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23 May 09
I have never done that.I feel may be the person was out for the night away from their partner having one to many and forgetting themselves unfortunately you were the chosen one for the evening.I have seen a few people I know have done that.Has a bit of fun and left someone happy because they think they have found someone special.I think it is a rotten thing to do.Don't worry you're not the first and certainly not the last.Take care.x
@HelloMickey (1655)
• Hong Kong
22 May 09
I only give a wrong number when I needed to write a phone number on an questionaire. I don't see why I should leave this personal details to them, as I find many agent would get my number for other uses, like selling me stuffs I don't want, or the worst is they want to cheat me like they will say I won some prizes.
@Amorti (200)
• Turkey
21 May 09
Once i have done that trick; met a girl in a bar and i kinda liked her.. But still i wanted to be sure of her thoughts so i gave my friends number instead. I wanted to see if she would call or not, well she actually did! :)
Later on i told her that i had borrowed my friend's mobile that day we met so in case she calls the very next day i had to give that number to her :)
@ray_ripz (81)
• Singapore
19 May 09
yah i did.. when i entered college many girls are asking me for my cellphone number.. at first i am happy because i can know a lot of friends around the campus.. after a few days, i suddenly realize that it is becoming to be annoying.. my cellphone rings almost every minute even when i am on my class.. my cellphone was confiscated twice because of that.. so i decided to change my cellphone number and i only gave it to those people who is really important.. so when someone that i dont like ask for my number, i just change the last 2 digits of my number..
@socomsargent (229)
• Australia
21 May 09
I have not given anyone the wrong number on purpose. I would just tell them I am not going to give them my number at all if they ever asked for it. But I don't think I would ever give it to anyone anyway if they were not my friends already. My mom would be mad too, if I gave my home or cell phone number out to people I didn't know well. Sometimes you are pressured into giving people your number when you are at school, but you should ignore it.
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
18 May 09
if someone asked for my number in my dating days and i did not want to give it out i just said i already had a boyfriend to avoid a confrontation or to avoid hurting anyone's feelings. i never asked for guys numbers as i think that is being too forward so no one ever got the chance to give me a wrong number. i have friends who used to give out the wrong number though and i thought that was just reall mean to do to someone.
@gloamglozer (1289)
• Australia
18 May 09
I've never really been in this type of situation before but if I had and I didn't want to give out my number then I'd say so. There's no point giving them a wrong number because they might be angry at you the next time you meet them. I'd rather let them know straight forward instead of saying that you don't remember or something because then they might ask for it again later and keep bugging you for it.
@rajeshfgh (1629)
• India
18 May 09
I have done it once. I once had a visit from one impossible salesperson who kept pestering me to give him an interview about the product he was marketing. I tried and answering many of his questions, but the survey seemed to go on and on and I was feeling restless. He then started taking my personal details and told me that even I will be called to inform about new product offerings. I was so frustrated that I gave him a factious phone number just to stay away from such nuisance again.
@carrine (2743)
• Philippines
18 May 09
whew, not funny really. some people are really fan of fooling around with other people. very bad attitude, of they just gave you the wrong number unintentionally either. you know what, there maybe a reason why it happens, because every little things happens in our way are with purpose., so whatever that is. dont take it too serious. youll find the answer soon. hehehhee
@forcashksd (228)
• India
18 May 09
Hi,
I haven't did so. I would keep myself out giving out my number. In situations, i have purposely avoided few calls.
Its really hard to say NO, i can't give my number to someone. I give my number and i avoid calls later on!
Cheers,
forcashksd
@iheartgiants (17)
• Philippines
18 May 09
OMG. Yes! I did give someone a wrong number once but I couldn't really lie so I gave that person a friend's number. It was wrong of me but I kinda panicked at that moment.. Surprisingly enough, they got on with my friend quite well, so all's good in the end. Hehehe
