But then my mood hit a bit of a snag. Last night I exchanged emails with a guy on plenty of fish who seemed really amazing. He said his name was Alex, 29 year old, an accountant, who lives downtown. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? So he gave me his number and I said I'd call him this afternoon to meet for a drink. Fast forward to me calling him... and the number didn't work! I was given a fake number!
"The number you have dialed is not in service."
I called him on it and he said he was having some trouble with his phone. I suggested we should still meet after dinner, because we don't live far from each other, and then *POOF*. All of a sudden his messages and his profile disappeared from view. So what happened? He blocked me.
This is an example of someone who goes online, creates a profile, and has absolutely no intention of meeting anyone in person. He's a dating site creeper. There could be many reasons... maybe he's married, or an old dude trying to chat with younger women. Or maybe the creeper is a woman! There's no way to know.
The surefire way to suss out a creeper is to insist on meeting them in person. You demand a first and last name, and a phone number, and then you make plans to meet in some public place. Not too much to ask at all, right? There was a time when I was naive and far too trusting of those 'people' I met online -- which ended in me feeling like an idiot for having wasted my time. Readers, please learn from my mistakes and don't trust anyone until you get DETAILS. You can definitely meet some fantastic people on dating sites, but if someone seems too good to be true, well, they probably are.
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