11-12-2011, 11:48 PM
I have met people who i have met online as friends only. I don't get the whole 'dating' via online thing, nor the 'lets hook up for sex' thing either.
I have only had one 'squirrely' individual via the Internets - she turned out to be a total piece of work. Kind of like your experience, sans the broken hand.
However I have a few good people who I wouldn't have met it if wasn't for the internet.
One thing you must do is take it easy, and when it comes to meeting them face to face, find a safe public place. Then go from there, meet for coffee, meet at theater for a movie - whatever, getting to know them a bit BEFORE you let them know where you live.
Meeting 'nut jobs' can happen anywhere. I met a man and was in an 11 month relationship, moved in, decided sure, I will give up my job, be a 'house husband' and all of that. Then the real him came out... the monster beneath.
I was dumb - so young and sooooooooooo stupid. I would find out that that was his M.O., meet a guy, wow them, then convince the guy that it was ok to be a 'house husband' then slowly shut off every other route of escape then release Mr. Hyde. A lot of abusers do that, isolate their spouse/S.O. then release the beast within. Sick.
I have only had one 'squirrely' individual via the Internets - she turned out to be a total piece of work. Kind of like your experience, sans the broken hand.
However I have a few good people who I wouldn't have met it if wasn't for the internet.
One thing you must do is take it easy, and when it comes to meeting them face to face, find a safe public place. Then go from there, meet for coffee, meet at theater for a movie - whatever, getting to know them a bit BEFORE you let them know where you live.
Meeting 'nut jobs' can happen anywhere. I met a man and was in an 11 month relationship, moved in, decided sure, I will give up my job, be a 'house husband' and all of that. Then the real him came out... the monster beneath.
I was dumb - so young and sooooooooooo stupid. I would find out that that was his M.O., meet a guy, wow them, then convince the guy that it was ok to be a 'house husband' then slowly shut off every other route of escape then release Mr. Hyde. A lot of abusers do that, isolate their spouse/S.O. then release the beast within. Sick.