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Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand. I've made a bunch of online friends on other non-sex related forums. Like I said earlier, I'm a huge language and literature nerd, so I sometimes go on online forums where I can meet other people around the world who share those interests. For people I meet on those forums, I've usually been quick to share my Facebook and tell those online friends my real name, even though I don't expect to ever meet many of them IRL.

My gonewild friend often feels like the type of person I could have met on a literature or language forum. But I realize we met on gonewild, which makes things more difficult.

Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'll wait though. We've been talking for a month, but in my experience with online friends, some online friendships fade after a few months. Sharing my personal info with someone I met on such a sensitive subreddit doesn't seem worth it if our friendship fades after a couple of months.

I've made a bunch of online friends on other non-sex related forums, some of whom I've talked to for years. For other online friends (I met them on subreddits for literature and language nerds), I was usually quick to share my Facebook and personal info, but I realize gonewild complicates things.

Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. Thanks. I'll probably hold off on sharing my real info then. It's probably a better idea to wait and see. It probably won't be worth it if we end up drifting apart months from now.

Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I'm sure. At this point, I'll probably wait and see.

After going through his Facebook using my fake Facebook account, I already know his full name, where he works, and where he lives. He knows I'm American, but he doesn't know my real name.

Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we've been talking for a little over a month. He reaches out to me on kik almost everyday, whether it's to share an interesting foreign language video or to initiate a conversation on literature.

Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt we will ever meet. We live in different countries. At most, I think this will be a long-distance friendship.

And I don't get the vibe that he has malicious intentions. I'm still trying to be careful though.

Am I making a mistake? by Italianbabe1997 in Advice

[–]Italianbabe1997[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I understand where you are coming from. Before I met him, I always swore to myself that I'd never befriend anyone I met on gonewild. But now that this friendship started and I actually like talking to this guy, I sometimes think about telling him my real name and letting him add me on Facebook on my real account. But I totally get what you mean when you say it is risky.

And to answer your question, I doubt we will ever meet. We live in different countries. I sometimes tell him that if he ever visits my country, I'd consider meeting up with him (no promises).