empresstbc is offline empresstbc Post #1  June 1,2010, 5:54am
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I have read some comments about others closing if someone offers a phone number right away. I have a match who skipped GC and emailed me right off. After three email exchanges, he would like to give me his phone number and meet. Is this unusual? Everyone else I have been commmunicating with has gone the GC route.
 
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magict is offline magict Post #2  June 1,2010, 6:05am
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From what I have read around the boards, it seems that it depends on your comfort level. I like the GC, you can learn interesting things about people, but I would not close someone for skipping to email (unless there was obvious red flags).
It is definitely the norm on another dating site I was checking out.
 
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empresstbc wrote :
I have read some comments about others closing if someone offers a phone number right away. I have a match who skipped GC and emailed me right off. After three email exchanges, he would like to give me his phone number and meet. Is this unusual? Everyone else I have been commmunicating with has gone the GC route.
Let's see- it's a dating site, and someone is suggesting talking on the phone and meeting.

What is unusual about that?

Anyone who closes a match because they sent a phone number is an idiot who doesn't deserve to meet anyone.
 
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Hi empress and welcome to EHA.

That does not sound unusual to me. Someone who doesn't want to do GC is probably oriented around meeting up quickly without spending a lot of time online.

A lot of perfectly reasonable people feel that way. If you're not comfortable going that fast, say so and slow it down.

BTW, for future ref: if someone wants to skip GC, you can decline that if you want, and if they're willing they will do GC with you.
 
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