Today, one of my online friends told me he's bought a plane ticket, so he can come visit me. I've told him multiple times before that I'm uncomfortable with this idea, but he keeps telling me to stop joking, and reminding me that he'll have no other place to stay. FML
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For those who care, no, I didn't give him my address, I'm not an idiot. He just knows the city I live in, because I'm sure I've mentioned it during a group chat. He and I are NOT in a relationship in any way, shape, or form. I barely know him. He's had this weird obsession with me for a while. We talk about once every other day, and have two types of conversations. The most common is: 'Hi, how are you? Good? Glad to hear you're good. Have a nice day.' And that's it. The less common and more creepy is him asking: 'Can I buy you stuff? Can I have your address so I can send you stuff? Do you like jewelry? I'm going to come visit you ;)' He doesn't know my real name, nor do I know his. He doesn't know what I look like, only what I sound like on a mic. We only know each other through our gaming community, and nothing more. :/ I have broken all ties with him, and deleted him off my friends' list (because that's the ONLY way he could contact me). Dude needs to grow up and get his head checked.
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shorty6823 28
Did you give them your address? If yes, YDI. If no, FML. I don't like giving out too much personal info to people online. There's a good chance they're not really who they say they are.
slooby_fml 25
Looks like he'll be on the streets for a while
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jwebster 8
Then it is his problem when he sleeps on a sidewalk.
worldclassrager 41
Rent a hotel room for a few days...they'll come by and realize you're not home...
aligater10 7
This is why you don't tell people where you live, only people you actually hangout with
alwaysmalia 12
Just dont give him your address.... Duh
strangeite 4
Online friendships can be great, and I've met/am working out plans to meet a few of them, including my gf. All of it has been consensual from both parties, though, and I always Skype with them first. Even if you gave him your address (maybe he was going to send you something), which may or may not have been wise, it is definitely not okay with him to invite himself into your home.
Grymninja 2
Thank you...everyone else in this thread pretending as if video chat doesn't exist. You can make some amazing friends online, and as long as you have a set of four basic rules you'll never get in trouble. 1. Don't give out your address publicly, to random people. Some people are ok, but only if the other rules are met. 2. Know the person for at least a year. 3. Have video chatted the person more than once. 4. Be comfortable around said person. 5. (Optional) Be FB friends with that person. I'm great friends with some people from the forum of a gaming community, and we skype chat everyday. I've vid chatted at least 4 of them and practically everyone is the same age. Granted, as an 18 year old guy I don't have as much to worry about as say...all women. Be careful, but don't be overzealous. Everyone here is acting like it's soooo risky, it's really not. Just be smart. @OP sorry this guy got so attached, but you did the right thing just breaking it off and ignoring them. Having the person know what city you live in means nothing, especially when it's a big city (like 2.5 million people for me). Edit: **** yeahhhhh post 117 (Halo)! :D Also, my first post.
crayyola 7
Same thing happen to me!
daniellekimberly 23
Do you know him at all
aliciagentry 8
Don't give him your address!!
lokman_fml 7
If he can afford a ticket, he can afford a cheap hotel
bubble_burst 16
That guy could still track you down with your IP address or if you posted some pics with the geotagging feature on (metadata and geo-tagging info can be extracted easily). Beware of "friends" you make online...
blackonblight 33
Most sites strip geotagging data automatically these days.