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HELP! Potentially scary situation!

catsareniice1catsareniice1 member
Ninth Anniversary 2500 Comments 25 Love Its Name Dropper
edited January 2014 in Relationships

This is why I hate online and online dating...

 

I cancelled a date with a man. We only talked for maybe 4 or 5 days online. I didn't like his FB page and told him I simply changed my mind about the date because I have a lot going on. I never met this guy in person.

Thankfully, he defriended me on FB but he continues to message me. I stopped responding.

Is it best to continue to ignore/block him OR should I tell him to stop sending me messages first and threaten cop involvement.

 

He was saying things like I led him on, we love each other, real messed up sh#t!

 

So, I want to know what is the safest thing to do IF he is dangerous? He keeps REPEATING stay safe, God Bless you.

 

 

 

 

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Re: HELP! Potentially scary situation!

  • catsareniice1catsareniice1 member
    Ninth Anniversary 2500 Comments 25 Love Its Name Dropper
    edited January 2014
    Here is just one of his messages. I only met him online like 5 days ago..Sorry your right, I was trying to be a nice guy so please forgive me. It doesn't matter what I did, or what you think, I am always trying to help me please forgive me. From when we met I was just someone who was always someone trying to help!!!!!
     
    GOD BLESS YOU AMEN????
     I think the best thing is for you and I to break ties. I am sorry that you think that I am being a friend in a wrong way. I am proud I met you and I know you are the best, GOD. Bless YouGh I don't know what he is talking about helping me with?? Messed up!!
     
  • 1. I don't know if I should completely ignore him. If that would make him more angry.

     

    or

     

    2. My intention was not to lead you on. Just send ONE more email and say I simply cancelled our date. I would like for you to stop sending me messages now. Bless you and you take care too.

     

  • WOW! Whacko but problem solved. He apparently got mad at me because I didn't respond quickly and blocked ME! lol

    Should I be worried for my safety? He is nuts!

     

  • 1. I don't know if I should completely ignore him. If that would make him more angry.

     

    or

     

    2. My intention was not to lead you on. Just send ONE more email and say I simply cancelled our date. I would like for you to stop sending me messages now. Bless you and you take care too.

     


  • 1. I don't know if I should completely ignore him. If that would make him more angry.

     

    or

     

    2. My intention was not to lead you on. Just send ONE more email and say I simply cancelled our date. I would like for you to stop sending me messages now. Bless you and you take care too.

     


  • Stop replying. Block him and if he contacts you another way, do not respond.
    Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~ Elizabeth Stone
    "Don't marry a man unless you would be PROUD to have a son exactly like him." ~ Unknown
  • Does he know your address...?
    Anniversary
  • PnkBride said:
    Stop replying. Block him and if he contacts you another way, do not respond.
    Thanks!!!
  • I wouldn't worry.  I had ran into two crazy guys online when I was single.  One of them I met and the other one I didn't.  Neither one knew where I lived, though they both had my phone number.

    With both of them, after I had already told them I was no longer interested multiple times but the phone calls and e-mails didn't stop.  I did the "I have already explained I'm not interested, I will not respond any further" e-mail.  Both times it pretty much stopped after that.  But, as long as you keep replying back even if it is just to say "no, not interested" he will keep trying.  Much harder to talk to a wall ;).

  • I wouldn't worry.  I had ran into two crazy guys online when I was single.  One of them I met and the other one I didn't.  Neither one knew where I lived, though they both had my phone number.

    With both of them, after I had already told them I was no longer interested multiple times but the phone calls and e-mails didn't stop.  I did the "I have already explained I'm not interested, I will not respond any further" e-mail.  Both times it pretty much stopped after that.  But, as long as you keep replying back even if it is just to say "no, not interested" he will keep trying.  Much harder to talk to a wall ;).


    Glad you got out of those situations.

    I have friends who gained dangerous stalkers so this is serious to me (GilliC).

  • Sorry, but why don't you just ask your mutual friends who say he's a nice guy?

    Did they tell him where you live? Because if not, he's just some guy on the internet. Block him and be done with it. Don't engage the crazies.
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  • ...I should take my own advice...   #-o
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  • GilliC said:
    Sorry, but why don't you just ask your mutual friends who say he's a nice guy?

    Did they tell him where you live? Because if not, he's just some guy on the internet. Block him and be done with it. Don't engage the crazies.
    She only knows him in passing, not well. I already posted that he blocked me. I guess he got mad because I didn't respond to him.
  • Oh FFS. It doesn't even sound like English is his first language. He sounds like one of those dudes in some third world country trying to scam people. Who knows if he's even really in this country.

    I'm starting to think your posts are MUD. Yesterday you think he might be dangerous for no apparent reason and today he's magically a nut job. He keeps messaging you and you're going to threaten him with the cops. It's been one freaking day! You also never answered whether or not he knows where you live or even how old you are. 

    Do you have any friends IRL, or is everything Facebook and Twitter? 

    Get off the computer and get some help.
  • Oh FFS. It doesn't even sound like English is his first language. He sounds like one of those dudes in some third world country trying to scam people. Who knows if he's even really in this country.

    I'm starting to think your posts are MUD. Yesterday you think he might be dangerous for no apparent reason and today he's magically a nut job. He keeps messaging you and you're going to threaten him with the cops. It's been one freaking day! You also never answered whether or not he knows where you live or even how old you are. 

    Do you have any friends IRL, or is everything Facebook and Twitter? 

    Get off the computer and get some help.

    I don't have a Twitter account and I do have a life outside of the net.  A friend of mine knows him casually. I met him on FB as he was a mutual friend.  This man would not stop messaging me. I dated one obsessive person years ago and and he WAS dangerous so yeah made me very nervous.

    I didn't think he was dangerous for no apparent reason. He was messaging me about 30 times a day. Very nutty behavior!!!

  • GilliC said:
    Sorry, but why don't you just ask your mutual friends who say he's a nice guy?

    Did they tell him where you live? Because if not, he's just some guy on the internet. Block him and be done with it. Don't engage the crazies.
    I did but she does not know him very well. He is more of an acquaintance of hers.
  • So three days ago you thought he was a nice guy and you had just found he had done some Facebook friending and picture liking you weren't cool with. Nothing mentioned about him being weird in any other way. Now he's a stalker who was messaging you 30 times a day. Which is it?

    MUD. Every time you post your story gets more dramatic and you don't answer pertinent questions.
  • He seemed nice then started emailing me excessively. I did browse his page after he started acting obsessive and did not like what I found. Simple as that.

  • Does he have your address or not? If not, then no, this is not a potentially scary situation. If you're so concerned about crazies and potential stalkers, maybe you shouldn't agree to meet people over the internet who you've only talked to for a few days...
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  • Does he have your address or not? If not, then no, this is not a potentially scary situation. If you're so concerned about crazies and potential stalkers, maybe you shouldn't agree to meet people over the internet who you've only talked to for a few days...

    I agreed to meet him because he seemed normal at first, then he started emailing me excessively then I noticed things I did not like. Our plan was to meet in a couple of weeks, not immediately.

     

    He doesn't have my address but he knows my name and can Google it. It not usually difficult to find someone's address.

  • I really wouldn't worry. Stop responding, he's blocked you now, so that's it. And maybe go a little slower on giving out your name or other information, until you're at the point where you've talked to the person a bit more. I used an email address that didn't have my name on it for online dating, and only told people my first name until we had talked for a while (like, a couple of weeks, or longer.) he sounds like he's just clueless, not dangerous. And from how incoherent his message is, I have a hard time believing that you ever thought this was a good match!
  • If there is a board administrator, report him to the admin -- and I don't know if this guy has your personal info (where you live, etc) but if you do, the only thing I can suggest is for you to stay diligent and be on the alert.

    Sounds awful and scary. Will be keeping you in mind. Hope this is resolved with minimal scare for you. Take care.
  • I would print out your communications & file away for now & email him to please stop attempting to contact you. Then block him & make sure if you have your phone number or a non-facebook email address listed on your facebook page to remove it ASAP just to be safe. If he finds other ways to communicate with you, then I would contact the local police. All they will do initially is contact him and tell him to leave you along, but this way you'll have a paper trail in case things get worse
  • Thanks everyone! He blocked me a few days ago. I have not heard from him. I do have a house alarm and other things too. Hope he is just a little off but harmless.

    Oh and I cancelled our date because I didn't like how he was sounding online (regardless that we have a mutual friend on FB). A friend of mine said he sounds like he has schizophrenia. She might be right.

    Thanks again everyone!

    I'm a good person but tend to attract weirdos. I know some women who are total bi#ches and have awesome men in their lives. Maybe I need to act tough in order to find someone nice but I don't want to change who I am just to have a man in my life. That would be pointless!!

  • He knows where I work but does not have my home address. Although, it's not hard to find someone if you really want to.
  • He blocked you and you haven't heard from him since. Now he's schizophrenic. Mmmmm, ok.

    Why are you still going on about this?

  • He blocked you and you haven't heard from him since. Now he's schizophrenic. Mmmmm, ok.

    Why are you still going on about this?
    Question is why are you so obsessed with saying rude things on my thread? One thing about this site is there is almost always a snarky person responding. Why do I have a feeling you have a cheesy fake tan and fake claw nails.

  • He blocked you and you haven't heard from him since. Now he's schizophrenic. Mmmmm, ok.

    Why are you still going on about this?
    Question is why are you so obsessed with saying rude things on my thread? One thing about this site is there is almost always a snarky person responding. Why do I have a feeling you have a cheesy fake tan and fake claw nails.
    I have only repeated back to you what you have posted with a different opinion about what it means. Disagreeing with someone isn't mean or snarky, it's showing them a different point of view. That's why you post on a public forum...to get different points of view. If you don't want to hear it, ignore it. 

    If you can't handle people who disagree with your assessment of a situation (clearly you can't since you feel the need to lash out with a nonsensical attempt at an insult) you should probably stop posting and get some professional help. Maybe your friend who can diagnose people with mental illness just from a few messages can direct you to an appropriate resource.



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