chatting with a stranger
By xoxo19
@xoxo19 (13)
Philippines
December 12, 2012 2:09am CST
The first time that i've experienced chatting with a stranger is when im 14 years old in facebook. I've started to add strangers and they started having a conversation me. Even though it felt weird, it's really fun to chat to a stranger because it's another way to find new friends. For me it's really not dangerous as long as you will not meet them personally especially if you think that they are one of the bad guys that will cause you harm.
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30 responses
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
17 Apr 13
I guess the first time i chatted with strangers was when i was in high school, i guess it was the yahoo messenger, although i am not sure how to use it now.. since i juts use facebook. And it is fun for a while..
@Janurmas (642)
• Indonesia
21 Feb 13
Yes, I often started a chat with strangers. I enjoy chatting with strangers and often invite them to meet. It was very fun when I succeed in inviting a stranger facebook friend, and we become a very closed friends, and probably we will become more than friends.
@Jotomy (6322)
• India
12 Dec 12
Hi xoxo19, i afraid of chatting with strangers, we doesn't know in social sites whether they are male or female. Once i accepted a request from a female in orkut while chatting i noticed that person is not a female, i was in confusion whether to continue chat or not, later i didn't respond to her, but i came to know that person is a male wanted to make friendship with me, because i didn't accepted when he send request for many times so he did like this. So we must be careful about making friends and chatting with strangers.
@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
31 Dec 12
Yes, you have to be careful to find out who the person you are chatting with is, and what are his/her intentions. I too have faced a lot of such chats where gays have tried to start a conversation with me with an intention of getting closer. So got to be really careful before accepting any friend requests from chat friends.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
12 Dec 12
might be fun.. but you also have to be very carefull as to who you are chatting with. They also may not be a good person, or even the person they say they are.
@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
31 Dec 12
Yes it is fun chatting as we are so very free chatting without any inhibitions. But you also have to be careful as to the intentions of the other person specially before accepting requests for friendships and for meeting.
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
12 Dec 12
It's really fun chatting to a stranger. You can learn from them sometimes. I have a best friend now we started as a chat mates then we decided to meet since he is visiting our country. I am hesitant at first but he told me I can have some friends or family with me when we meet. I decided to meet him alone but in public place like shopping mall. Then we became friend, and now we are best friend for 7 years. He is married now and that's our friendship starts.
@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
31 Dec 12
Yes,I have chatted with quite a few strangers and now they have become my good friends. With strangers we chat so very openly without any inhibitions. I am hoping to meet a few of them too during my visit to India next month.
@mhaiXCs10s (619)
• Philippines
12 Dec 12
Chatting with strangers is not bad and dangerous at all as long as you know how to protect yourself and the proper things to do. Chatting is somehow good for you will befriended with new people and also expanding your world but everyone who loves chatting must be smart to themselves and know the difference of making friends and caughting danger. Welcome to mylot! Enjoy mylotting!
@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
31 Dec 12
Yes, chatting with strangers opens up a world quite different from the one you are known to and we chat so very freely without any inhibitions. But yes, you also have to be careful of the intentions of the person with whom you are chatting with especially if you are intending to meet the person in real.
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
28 Apr 13
I did have chatted with strangers in the past. In the past, I do used to chat a lot and now a days I do not chat that much. I think it is good to add new friends and it is good to give personal information only to people we know.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
14 Dec 12
Hi xoxo19, I dare not chat with stranger in facebook or in any other social network sites. I have the phobia of speaking of people I'm not familiar with. I would get a bad stammer and can't speak nicely and fluently in such situation, so I never try to chat with stranger online yet. It's not for the purpose of avoiding risk I then not to do so
Have a nice day
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
13 Dec 12
I think chat with stranger is not dangerous. What is the use of internet if we think that strangers are dangerous?
Internet is a place where you can meet more people with different nationalities and different culture. If you want to have more friends and have meet different people I think do not consider internet as dangerous as others think about?
@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
• United States
13 Dec 12
While chatting online can be fun, be careful around strangers online, there are creepy people online who might lie to you so don't give out any personal information, okay. Stay safe and have fun online!
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
13 Dec 12
Hello xoxo19, while chatting to strangers on Facebook is really not my thing, I agree with you that by being extra careful, the risk of being victimized by bad guys can be avoided. Whatever floats our boat right? Just keep safe and may you have a great day
@skyandgrassplot (1497)
• China
13 Dec 12
I think you really know how to protect yourself,that is really great.and it is very important to a girl,as you well know,now there are many bad guys in the internet try to lie the young girl and this is very popular,so you really need to pay attention to that.
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
13 Dec 12
Well, a lot of my friends started off as strangers at first. However, I learned more about them and they learned more about me. Eventually, we started hanging out. Anyway, chatting with a stranger offline and online is completely different. For me, I have met people on the public bus and had some short conversations. But it's different with people online. When you are online, you are completely oblivious to who they are because they could lie about their identity. On the Internet, people are generally anonymous. But I have met some people through online forums. From those experiences, I learned a lot of things. Regardless of whether you meet them offline or online, you should always be cautious about new people.
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
13 Dec 12
I love chatting to various people over the internet, and I do put cautions everytime I am meeting new people through chat. I ensure myself to be cautious with every information I am putting throughout our chat. And also do back checking with my chat buddy before thinking of meeting that person in real life. But yes, it’s also a good way to just talk to them over the net. Because you don’t know them personally, a good way to ensure that they are good people is to chat with them in a long duration like months or so, that way you can know the person better.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 12
Just be careful what information you give about yourself, because you just don't know who you are talking to and they may not be the person they make out to be! Yes it is good to talk to strangers, just be mindful that they could have ulterior motives for wanting to talk to you. It pays to be overly cautious. I don't like chatrooms personally I've seen a lot of cyber bullying going on and people being hounded, I keep my Facebook page private and I am very careful who I accept as a friend. Keep safe!
@free_man (7330)
• United States
13 Dec 12
Hi Xoxo and welcome to my lot. Be careful of these people you meet online there are a lot of people out there that can lead you down the wrong way in life. I am an older person and seen all kinds of things in this evil world. There are a lot of people out there that just plain can't be trusted. Be wise and listen to your parents cause they have been around and have seen a lot that they don't want you to ever face! I like my lot because it is a safe place to visit with strangers and friends and have good conversations without fear of someone that isn't all there and trying to find someone to hurt. Be wiser then the serpent it says that in the bible. Always trust in God and HIS word! God will never lead you the wrong way my friend!
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
13 Dec 12
I think, there's nothing wrong chatting with new found friends in the net. It would be more interesting I guess, if they are from other countries. There are many topics to talk about, like the place where they grew up, cultural differences and others.
I think local friends is fine too, but one must set limitations in giving information about oneself, but this could change later if you have decided to meet them personally. A word of caution just in case this happens, just be very careful.
@nat1_ong (150)
• Guam
12 Dec 12
There is nothing wrong with chatting and meeting a stranger online. It is fun and exciting especially if it makes sense when you chat with him and share topics under the sun. You make extra friends online but you must be really careful if he takes advantage of you or what. Don't get easily be fooled by someone online.
@Eric731 (40)
• New Zealand
13 Dec 12
I like having conversations on the internet with strangers, it is fun and a way to make new friends. Depending on the person one is chatting with, sometimes it is possible that some are not good people, so it is better not to reveal your infomations to them or meet with them alone. I think it is wise to be attentive to the converstion contents.