Giving Someone the Wrong Number

I'd probably give him the cell phone number of an ex-boyfriend or an ex-best friend. Who knows? Maybe they would hook up? What fun!

No one has ever asked me for my number, but then I am not a female nor am I anywhere as nice looking as you are. But, I would have given this bum the wrong number as well. That guy certainly had a lot of nerve, I'll give him that much! Although, unlike you, I probably would have laughed in his face LOL

i did it once before, too. my present boyfriend and i met my ex boyfriend in town square (davao city, philippines). he asked for my number. not wanting to look like a snob, i gave him my old phone number which is no longer reachable. i hate to do it. but sometimes, one must. anne

I personally would have told him I'm flattered but I'd rather not. No need to explain why or any thing just said no but thanks for asking. I was sitting in an Arbys one lunch hour and some guy came up to me and said whats a pretty lady like you doing sitting here all alone. I looked at him and said my husband is at work. He stayed standing there then I said and my 2 kids are in school. He walked away LOL. So if you don't want to give out your number either tell them no thanks OR tell them you have 6 kids - most will walk away LOL.

Hey luckycharm, This happens to me alot. I actually give them a wrong name to begin with. I would usually say my name is Joanna or Rose. If they want my number I would give them my old cell phone number which is not in use anymore. So if they call they would only get voice mail. There was this guy at the beach and I did tell him my real name (no harm there) but he wanted my number and I told him I don't have my phone on me (just an excuse!) so he gave me his. I called him and hid my phone number. I admit he was a nice guy, this is why I called, but he is just like most of the guys out there...only interested in one thing and I am glad I learned this over the phone in just a few conversations. I never called him ever again! Well, right now I am in a relationship and I am happier than I have ever been so I have even less interest in guys than I did before. I only talk to my friends from high school and who I knew before. I am not a very trusting person either and I like to have the upper hand. In this case, I see you have a kid, you look very happy. You did the right thing!

I would have explained to him that I wasn't interested. Yes, I know that can be a little uncomfortable but with people that are very forward like that you never know how they'll be in the future. Giving him the number (even if it was the wrong number) opens a doorway to him and gives him a green light to pursue you...even if you don't want him to. It gives him permission and with some people that is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't claim to know everything but I did do this at a time (a long long time ago) and it wasn't a good situation.

ive done it many times. I used to work at walmart and was always getting asked. I never gave them anything remotely close to my number...just wrote down some numbers that randomly came to mind LOL.

i think its somewhat right a syou really do not want him to call. there must not be any guilt feelings. its ok my friend. its ok if he does not call.

not to lie i would just say im sory i just dont give out that information !that ought to givehi the right message that your just not interested~

The next time that happen just say that you don't want to give out your number. It would be better cause when you give out the wrong number and the person calls. How do you think they feel and they what if you run into them again? The first thing that will be said is that you gave me the wrong number. So next time just say I don't want to give you my number. That's it!!

Personally, I don't think I would have played him along and given him a reason to think I was interested and that it was ok to call. It would be just as easy to say I'm flattered but I'm seeing someone, thank him and let it go at that. You might have been thinking of his feelings when you did give him the number, but he sure would have been hurt or upset if he called out and found out that you'd deceived him. No, I personally don't think leading someone on is a very nice thing to do.

I know that it is hard to just say that you are not interested but that might have been best. I think that is the best thing to do so that you don't feel bad later and he knows where he stands with you.

I wouldn't of gave him my number, even if it was a wrong number. I would of told him no, especially if you weren't attracted to him, I'd tell him no, I don't know who you are. I think your too polite, just say no....

i would have just told him no. you dont have to give someone your number if you dont want to . i am just a straight up person, if i dont like you then i just say no. or if i am with someone i say i have someone ,but normally i just say no because i want them to know that even if i wasn with someone i would still say no.i even have guys that use the i want to be ur friend line and i just say i got enough friends.

Instead of giving someone the wrong number that I don't want to call me, I would just tell him "no" and that I wasn't interested in him calling me. That way I just wouldn't even have to worry about him calling.

Just because he asked doesn't mean I have to give it to him.If I am not interested in a guy, I don't give him either my name or my phone number.

hi, I would certainly not give my number to a stranger. Why do we feel committed to give? If the person is a total stranger, then we can just avoid giving any personal details. It is really dangerous to give out personal details to a stranger. If the person is known to us and we are avoiding that person or would like to avoid the person in future, then we can totally neglect it or just give a wrong number. Always it is good to avoid such situations. Nowadays anything can happen. So, it is better to prevent it. Take care.

The guy would have been heartbroken :P .. but i do think it is up to us with whom we want to talk to or not. Its obvious, Cell number is something i dont usually give around.. well i do, but only if the stranger is pretty, cute, hot or simply interesting. As for having done it ..i gave someone a wrong number of an unavailable sim card that i had thrown away .. haha, but it was not to someone who was asking me out. Good Day.

I don't even mess with the whole fake number thing. When I was single and this would happen to me, I would just give the full blown out lie "sorry, I have a boyfriend". It covers so much more ground. Immediately, they become a little less interested. And, if for some odd reason you run into that person again, there is no awkwardness as there would be if you gave them a fake number, because both of you would know by then that it was fake.

I've encountered this a few times with cab drivers here. I usually do it that way too: give them a different last digit. I just don't like giving my number to a stranger and I sometimes lie about me not having my own cellphone and that I just borrowed it even when I'm holding one while talking to them. You just never know what these strangers are up to. Better to be safe than sorry.