Chatmates Concealing Names

honey how would you even know what name he gave you was HIS real name anyways?...when you say "chatmate" do you mean cyber friend on the puter?

I'm not sure when my friends chat give his real name, and therefore I did not give him my real name to. For security

In an online chat? Whether I trusted them or not wouldn't have anything to do with them revealing their real name. Using screen names is a common practice online that I don't think has anything to do with being untrustworthy.

Chatting is basically for fun, meeting new people despite the fact that they are total strangers to you. I don't necessarily believe that a chat mate always speaks the truth online but of course like them we don't reveal everything about ourselves. I don't trust people easily much more to a chatmate who is a total stranger. I am not seeing anyone so easily to someone who I just meet only in the internet.

I see no reason to reveal your name since you have been chatting for a while, how much can they destruct just with your name. I mean we go to any public place and introduce ourselves all the time to complete strangers.

I don't see that as a reason to not trust them. It's the internet nature, we all here use nicknames, and if we go to chat, I will continue with my nick for a while, at least until they ask me. That is, on public, when strangers have free access, I hide myself and my identity, while with friends (real or just chat) on private I reveal more things about me.

Yes, because I'm the same way. I don't give out my real name or address over the net. If we were going to meet in person and he refused to give his real name ...then there might be an issue.

I really wouldn't... I see no reason why you couldn't share your real name if you're someone who is to be trusted...

Sure... I sometimes like to be anonymous too. Its really not something so improtant. :)