My Radar Is On High Alert!
By jillmalitz
@jillmalitz (5131)
United States
July 12, 2007 10:53am CST
Ok, maybe I am paranoid but...I'm a little creeped out. I had signed on to my yahoo im in case my daughter wanted to chat. So I get a message that some guy wants to connect on my 360 blog. Not thinking any thing about it. I agree to connect with him. I checked and he's from Houston etc so no big deal right? Next thing I new he starts chatting. No problem. Then he starts asking my age, marital status and wants a picture. I refuse to tell him my age and refuse to share picture. He wants to know why. I think he is getting a little too personal condidering I have chatted with this guy for less than 3 minutes. My radar tells me there is trouble brewing. Am I over reacting?
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
13 Jul 07
Thank you! I was hoping that I was not over reacting. I guess I should delete this guy form my 360 blog. If I could be sure he would behave I would not feel suspicious, but I do.
@thrwbckjay67 (2870)
• United States
12 Jul 07
Maybe, but then again it's all about your own personal comfort level. If you aren't comfortable giving away that kind of information, no matter how general it may seem to others, then it is your right to react in that way. I tell you this, I probably would have reacted the same way you did, if only because you never know. I am not paranoid, I don't believe bad things are just "waiting" to happen to me, but I guess you could say that I am also very cautious about what happens on the internet. Who knows, he could have just been some lonely guy who wanted to "meet" someone... but, like I said in your MySpace post earlier, it's always better to err on the side of caution. Better to wonder "what could have happened" instead of "what if I didn't..."
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
12 Jul 07
So right! I feel better now. I did find out that he is married and "bored". Ding, ding,ding. Maybe ok maybe not. Thanks!
