Privacy is What You Make It

He sent her a message and she read his profile before responding back to it. Hmmm, he sounds mature. I’ll try it. She messaged him back. He replied the next day and after a few good messages, he asked to meet her. Due to liking how his profile read, and how he sounded in his messages she agreed.

He provided his email address so they could keep in touch and to determine when and where they’d meet. She emailed him the next night and he replied back within minutes. He’d signed his site messages with “Bob.” So, that’s what she called him in her emails. His reply back showed the sender’s name as “Samuel Robinson.” Hmmm, maybe he thinks he’s being slick or maybe his middle name is Bob. I’ll ask him when I see him. I don’t want him to think I’m a crazy stalker or anything. They exchanged emails daily and decided upon a place to meet. The day before their meet, he emailed her his cell phone number to contact him if he was late or if she wanted to “chat.” She didn’t want to chat and wasn’t ready for him to have her number yet, so she emailed back with a thank you and see you soon. Ironically, she ran late to their meeting and texted him to let him know. He texted back saying he was there and thanked her for letting him know. He sent another text, with “oh, and by the way, the real name is Samuel. I didn’t tell you that earlier because I was trying to be private. I hope you understand.”

Are you kidding me? She laughed out loud in her car. He really thought he was being private. Not just his first name, in his email, but his last name, too. This is too funny. I’ll save this for when I see him. She finally arrived and apologized upon seeing him for her late arrival. They sat down to talk after ordering beverages. He apologized again for not telling her his real name. She smiled as she informed him that she already knew because it was in his email header.

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