lronitulstahp
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ORIGINAL: sapphirepleasure So I get a one line email from someone with a totally blank profile, and no photo. A compliment. I answer briefly, just a thank you and a request for a photo, which he sends, a very attractive one. Then I respond and ask to know more about him since his profile is blank and he gives me his yahoo id and requests that we talk there. Normally I would exchange a few meaty emails with someone and be fairly certain that we have a fair amount in common before we move to chatting online. But I took a chance and messaged him and we had a nice conversation. Exchange a few more pics (actually, he sent one, a total of two, and I sent probably a dozen to add to the half dozen on my profile). He asks me to turn my cam on, which I am not inclined to do at the moment, mainly because I'd have to go find it, hook it up and get the lighting right. Just a hassle. So I don't. (Of course, he doesn't even *have* a cam--too risky, he says, in his conservative line of business.) We continue to chat for a bit and then he asks to talk by phone. Again, I try to beg off. It's getting late, I have stuff to do, etc. Another time. This is when he tells me that he doubts that I am for real, that I might be a man with a fake profile and pictures. I'm more than a little offended, but I take the bait and agree to call him. Only he doesn't want to give his number. It's a work phone, he says, and he doesn't give it out until he knows someone well. So eventually I cave, give him my number and he calls. But here's my dilemma. I'm the one taking all the risks here, giving out my number first, being pressured to cam (face only, he says) when he doesn't even have a cam. Sure I understand that maybe he's been jerked around by other people, but this really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Has anyone else had a similar situation and if so, how did you handle it? What's really important is that you learn from this experience, and the next one that leaves a bad taste in your mouth...and the one after that, and so on. i am the type of person that believes sometimes we can throw caution to the wind (to a certain extent) But it's also after i get a vibe. i use my instincts. Blank profile...bad sign...Wants my yahoo or AIM before chatting or emailing on CM...no thanks! Calls me slave in first email...not bloody likely. At the same time, had i not made a few mistakes earlier on, i might not know what i know now about online players. It won't always go both ways. That's an unfair expectation 100% of the time. Some are naturally shy, some are battle-weary from former internet crazies(see MidMichCowboy's post, for example) and may be reticent when sharing personal info. i guess everyone needs a sort of "security system" for internet hookups.
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