Calling someone you met over the internet?
December 3rd, 2009 Posted by: admin
well I met this girl over flickr and we decided to do a collaboration with our photos (flickr is a photography site) so we’ve exchanged mail over flickr for the past several months but now she wants me to call her…
I dont think shes dangerous or anything I just dont feel right calling someone I only know through the internet…what should I do??? (btw Im 17 so dont think that Im young and dumb)
and I put this in adolescents because I thought someone my age might have gone through something like this
By: ificutmyhairirelandwillsink
I dont think shes dangerous or anything I just dont feel right calling someone I only know through the internet…what should I do??? (btw Im 17 so dont think that Im young and dumb)
and I put this in adolescents because I thought someone my age might have gone through something like this
By: ificutmyhairirelandwillsink
Tags: Adolescents, Flickr, Photos
December 6th, 2009 at 09:51
i still wouldn’t do it. you dont even know that this person is a girl.
December 6th, 2009 at 23:12
she likes you, call her..
December 9th, 2009 at 05:32
call from a phone where she cant trace you if its that big of a deal… ie payphone… she could be a man… you never know
December 11th, 2009 at 16:32
yeah…it might be kinda awkward to call, but what harm could it do? i say go for it. cant hurt.
December 13th, 2009 at 16:20
call her on *67 so if she is dangerous she doesn’t have your number…and if she already does..i don’t see anything wrong with texting, just be safe and if she gets creepy tell someone.
December 16th, 2009 at 16:33
same situation, I decided not to call, because pictures don’t prove that it’s the actual person, if your heart is set on it, go for it, but I honestly wouldn’t..and I have had this online friend for a year now, and they gave me there # but I never did call..
December 17th, 2009 at 04:48
Im 15 and called a friend I met over the internet.
We had talked for a long time and got really close, we trusted eachother, and had been texting over phone for a while. She decided she wanted to call me and I got nervous, so she called me and left a message cause she wanted me to hear her voice. So nahh its not bad. Only do it if you trust her.
December 19th, 2009 at 15:25
well your almost an adult but i met my husband online we even got together before we even seen each other in person so i would say call her people on the internet are the same as people in person you will never know if they are dangerous.you just have to take a chance.
December 19th, 2009 at 21:43
if you dont feel right about it, then dont.
December 22nd, 2009 at 14:53
call man, what could it hurt?
December 23rd, 2009 at 06:59
I called a few of my y!a contacts…
Well I talked to them on IM and stuff
December 23rd, 2009 at 23:21
well i’m not one of those who promotes internet relationships,personal i think its pointless unless the town you live in oddly has no women. But anyways, as long as you have complete proof who/what your getting into isn’t dangerous its ok,i guess.
December 26th, 2009 at 21:27
well i met this guy off of myspace who lives an hour away from me. and we talked via myspace for like 2 days when we exchanged numbers and he asked to take me out..he’s four years older than me..but on his defense he didn’t know my age..hah cuz i look older…i met him thro a friends friend..so it was just some random guy…
but…we talked on the phone and a couple days later my parents were out of town so he spent the night with me…i know stupid right..lol..but i trusted him for some reason..anyway…were getting married friday haha
December 26th, 2009 at 21:58
i would call her but use *67 so if she has caller id it doesn’t get ur number and i gone threw this to this is how i met my bf and he is moving to gorgia and im sad.
December 30th, 2009 at 02:56
When I was 15 I was meeting up with people that I had met off of the internet frequently, not older men or anything just other people with similar interests. So I have definitely been in this scenario many times before.
This is a personal decision that you will have to make for yourself, however I don’t see why it should be harmful in any way. If you are looking to get to know this girl more and develop your friendship/relationship with her then I can’t see why this should be a problem at all.
The first phone call is always a little bit awkward since you have only ever spoken in syntax before but I don’t see why there would be anything wrong about talking on the phone with her.
December 30th, 2009 at 21:58
to give out your number online
isn’t the most safest/smartest thing one can do
i’ll admit that i have done it before =/
and nothing happened(i still talk to them)
but i will never do it again
just because all the possibilities
you never know the truth about that person on the other side of the computer screen.
it’s best not to give it out
but it’s up to you
if you do decide to
don’t use your actual phone number
or make sure your number comes up as private
December 31st, 2009 at 17:30
Like someone else said call her from a payphone if you really want to talk to her. So she can’t track you down and to make sure it’s not some old *******.
December 31st, 2009 at 21:39
My sister always tells me that if i ever do that then if have a cell phone use it so if they turn out to be a freak you can block them
January 3rd, 2010 at 14:13
Don’t do it. And especially if you don’t feel comfortable doing it, don’t.
Calling someone from the internet is an extremely risky move. Be careful.
January 4th, 2010 at 03:34
when I was 17 this 21 year old guy text messaged me. we met over hi5 and then he gave me his e-mail. I added him once I felt it was right. He wanted to call me, but then I said it was ok after like 2 weeks of text messaging. I was ok with it. As long as it feels right and you are comfortable with it,then it’s ok. If you feel uneasy about it, then wait a while. If she really cares about you (in any kind of way) then she’ll wait for you. If you don’t want to call her, then don’t do it even thought she asked you to. Think about it. Good luck, have fun!
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January 7th, 2010 at 03:37
Just see if she wants to text instead…
January 10th, 2010 at 11:47
Bad idea…flickr=bad. think teenage **** and kidnapping. If you are just calling her that would be fine. Dont give her your number though because if you type that sucker into google you can find out where the personlives, what family they live with, how old they are, etc
January 13th, 2010 at 19:31
Don’t call her.
She could be a completely different person than you think she is.
And you even said that you don’t feel right calling someone you only know through the internet. So just listen to you gut!
January 15th, 2010 at 03:25
Sweetie, I am a grandmother and I have met someone on the internet and have also met him in person. You should NOT contact anyone over the phone without your parents involvement. Trust me, before I met this man I had him thoroughly checked out. I obtained his military record, had a private investigator check on him, the whole works. I might add I did so with his full cooperation and blessing.
We have been talking and e-mailing for two years since our meeting face to face and one of my daughters is still not happy about it.
Because you are young you can so easily be deceived - this can be a man posing as a young girl. It is so dangerous. Please, please, please include your parents in this. So many young people go missing every week through this very kind of thing.
Stay safe, your parents can see to that.
You might want to go to the following site and read the second story in the left side bar. You will only need to copy and paste the addy into your browser.
God bless you.
PS 17 is young and dumb…no offense intended - but you will agree if you make it to 25…lol ;-}
January 15th, 2010 at 14:20
ur not young and dumb, lol. but you already know that.
dont call her, and i know youve heard this a billion times, but better safe than sorry, right?
January 17th, 2010 at 01:18
Maybe you should wait until you feel more comfortable about it or avoid talking anymore. It’s your choice and your pratically an adult so do what you think is best.
January 20th, 2010 at 00:44
Don’t. You said you don’t feel right, so follow your gut. For all you know, she could be a 59 year old man living in his mothers basement, with chip crumbs in his belly rolls.
So no, don’t risk it.
January 20th, 2010 at 07:55
Mm…
Nah. I wouldn’t. Unless you call her from a payphone or some sort of public phone so she can’t trace your number.
Or just tell her straight up you’re not really comfortable with that. How does she know you’re not a 50 year old perv, right? Lol.
People have this idea that everyone on the Internet is evil but them. -_-
January 20th, 2010 at 10:25
Go ahead!
I’ve talked to people I’ve met off of here..That sounds sooo weird..
But yea, it isn’t that bad.
Just be ready for awkward silence, and like what if she has a man voice!
Would that change anything?
Talking to the person I talked to(That I met off here) changed things.
January 22nd, 2010 at 15:59
No.
that person could be a 74 year old stalker using a kid napped girl to take pics.
January 23rd, 2010 at 03:32
I’ve done it, they gave me their phone number and told me to call them the next day really casual when we got off messenger. I think they would make a lot of friends online (in addition to real life). I called them the next day and they were just the same as online. Always that first comment “oh cool, I imagined your voice different!”
That person became a good friend and I even sent them a cookie in the mail once… never saw them in real life but talked over the phone often.
I think I was 15 or 16. I had good judgment, I haven’t traded phone numbers with any rapists and trade numbers very very very rarely anyway.
January 26th, 2010 at 10:44
My boyfriend and I have been dating over the internet for three years this June. He’s the same age as you, and we know we’re not creepers but his parents don’t know. We’re waiting until he’s legally an adult to meet and my parents are going to be there. I don’t think you should call, you should never know. If you really want to you should talk to your parents.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:57
well it is kind of weird but if u want to call her than do it but i will call her private… im meet some one in the internet too i he tell me to call him so i did but when i was talking to him he sound so weird like if he was older n ugly ewww i will never do that again i learn my lessen.. its ur desicon if u want to call her
January 26th, 2010 at 20:46
go for it i met someone over the internets!