What precautions you take when you meet an online friend?

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Liamson

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Public place for sure. Keep an eye on your surroundings. Don't have your back to any windows or doors.
Ha!

Are you afraid you might get Sniped by a sharpshooter on the next rooftop?
 

JerryRice

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I usually exchange pictures and/or go on Skype to see who they are, add them as a friend on Facebook, and only meet them when I feel comfortable. I don't usually take a friend but meet in a public area. I really only meet people from dating sites (ex. eHarmony and ChristianCafe) so usually people are pretty serious on those sites about who they are. I do not meet non-Christian people from the internet.
dude can i give you my account from cafe? im not using it
 
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Jullianna

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#23
Okay -----

1. Meeting in a public place is a given, but try to stay away from areas where there may be children in case you need to draw your weapon;
2. If you are outside, position yourself with the wind at your back with a 360 degree vantage point, and be sure the sun is in THEIR eyes;
3. If they insist on meeting inside, choose a restaurant, arrive first and request to be seated by the door to the kitchen so you have an alternate escape route if necessary; also easy access to improv weaponry should yours fail you;
4. As Stilly said, sit facing all doors and windows;
5. Never sit near the bar. Once the shooting begins, flying glass can put an eye out;
6. Wear jeans for concealed carry in the small of your back; Concealed carry Texas beehive hairdos are a good alternative if you're too bloated to wear jeans that day;
7. Second concealed carry, two words - ankle holster;
8. Tape a Thrower to your left calf if right handed; vice versa if left handed; Should you have sensitive skin that may chafe from the tape, knee socks will work, but are incredibly awkward with heels (some people can pull it off);
9. Be sure and clip an ammo keeper to your bra under each arm for easy reloading;
10. If you are still reading this, have fun :p
 
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Ummm...I' like 6'2'' and played football for four years in high school. Im not really that worried. Besides i only meet people in public so thats enough for me. I also have no problem just up and leaving if things get weird.
 
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Rissa77

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#25
I love you, Jullianna. lol

I met an online friend once when I was 17. Found him on here. We lived in the same city, no more than 10 minutes away. So after a while of talking and quizzing him on the area, I invited him to church and went to pick him up at his house with my mom. He met us on the highway with his 4-wheeler before we followed him down the dirt road to his house to meet his parents.

He was the same person online as off. Unfortunately for him, that didn't count for much. But we were good friends while he was stilling living a double life and lying to my face :)
 
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Okay -----

1. Meeting in a public place is a given, but try to stay away from areas where there may be children in case you need to draw your weapon;
2. If you are outside, position yourself with the wind at your back with a 360 degree vantage point, and be sure the sun is in THEIR eyes;
3. If they insist on meeting inside, choose a restaurant, arrive first and request to be seated by the door to the kitchen so you have an alternate escape route if necessary; also easy access to improv weaponry should yours fail you;
4. As Stilly said, sit facing all doors and windows;
5. Never sit near the bar. Once the shooting begins, flying glass can put an eye out;
6. Wear jeans for concealed carry in the small of your back; Concealed carry Texas beehive hairdos are a good alternative if you're too bloated to wear jeans that day;
7. Second concealed carry, two words - ankle holster;
8. Tape a Thrower to your left calf if right handed; vice versa if left handed; Should you have sensitive skin that may chafe from the tape, knee socks will work, but are incredibly awkward with heels (some people can pull it off);
9. Be sure and clip an ammo keeper to your bra under each arm for easy reloading;
10. If you are still reading this, have fun :p
IS it a blind date or a drug deal?! :eek:
 
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Jullianna

Guest
#28
Oops....Sorry, Gabe. :eek: Am I in the wrote thread again? hahaha :p Packs up arsenal *sigh*
 
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Liz01

Guest
#29
Okay -----

1. Meeting in a public place is a given, but try to stay away from areas where there may be children in case you need to draw your weapon;
2. If you are outside, position yourself with the wind at your back with a 360 degree vantage point, and be sure the sun is in THEIR eyes;
3. If they insist on meeting inside, choose a restaurant, arrive first and request to be seated by the door to the kitchen so you have an alternate escape route if necessary; also easy access to improv weaponry should yours fail you;
4. As Stilly said, sit facing all doors and windows;
5. Never sit near the bar. Once the shooting begins, flying glass can put an eye out;
6. Wear jeans for concealed carry in the small of your back; Concealed carry Texas beehive hairdos are a good alternative if you're too bloated to wear jeans that day;
7. Second concealed carry, two words - ankle holster;
8. Tape a Thrower to your left calf if right handed; vice versa if left handed; Should you have sensitive skin that may chafe from the tape, knee socks will work, but are incredibly awkward with heels (some people can pull it off);
9. Be sure and clip an ammo keeper to your bra under each arm for easy reloading;
10. If you are still reading this, have fun :p
weapon? :eek:
i think are good advices specially 2. and 3.
 
Aug 2, 2009
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Oops....Sorry, Gabe. :eek: Am I in the wrote thread again? hahaha :p Packs up arsenal *sigh*
Its ok. I like the way you think. Sort of a cross between Snake Pliskin and Mrs. Smith (A. Jolie's character). ;)
 
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Jullianna

Guest
#31
Just kinda pokin' a little fun at the topic. :)

But, we DO need to be careful. It's a crazy world out there. Many of us have been hurt and deceived by others online. That's why it seems the best thing is to get to know someone over a long period of time before giving out personal information or agreeing to meet them.
 
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harmonyturtle

Guest
#32
I've met a few people from online, and depending on what you are meeting them for, whether it be friendship or a relationship determines how long you should talk online. I've been told by others that have met people online that if they talked longer they found they built up a lot more expectations of the person before meeting that wasn't met when they did meet. The only way you can determine when to meet someone is when you feel comfortable and that can vary. I'm not sure you can ever know someone well enough before meeting. When you do meet though I would meet in a very public area, and I would tell someone where I'm going to be, and show a picture of the person I'm meeting. I would also arrange to check in by text or calling with a family or friend to let them that I will be updating them at certain times so they know I'm supposed to be keeping in contact with them for security. It it's also possible I would meet during the daytime, and not at night.
 
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allforfun

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#33
I would say 50% of the people I have met from the past 5-8 years started from online relationships, stemming from either work or just personal interests. I can think of only 2 instances off hand that the people made me feel "off". I've gone to Google parties, Twitter parties, Jaiku parties and honestly, have never met the proverbial ax murder that the older generation is afraid of. My friends and I even hosted a Twitter party at my home, strictly with people that we had only talked with online at that point. Nothing bad happened with the 30ish people that came.

I see meeting people from online no differently than meeting someone from say church for 20 seconds and agreeing to go to a coffee shop with them. Maybe because I have been doing it so long. Some of my best friends started out online.