2. Be a little skeptical
This goes for the safety of your heart AND your physical wellbeing.
Don’t take everything he says as truth. Unfortunately, people lie all the time, and you don’t always know what you’re getting yourself into.
Ask questions, do some digging, and figure out if the person you’re into is really who they say they are.
Until you’re comfortable enough to get that close with someone, keep him at a distance. Don’t tell them where you live or give out your cell number.
If you aren’t already using it, the iPlum app has made playing it cool (and keeping safe) super easy. You can text and call someone without ever giving them your real information, because iPlum gives you a totally different US phone number on your cell.
Seriously. You use it just like a regular phone number, but creeps can’t track you down. Happens to also come in handy when traveling internationally (no roaming charges!) and keeping your phone records private. Bonus: iPlum turns your iPad into a phone… total mind-blower.
However you do it, keep control of guys’ access to you, and make sure he’s on the up-and-up.
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