Virtual Harassment

A few years back, I joined MySpace and set up a page. I really thought it was fun to keep in touch, post graphics, and find old friends. One day I added a guy that lived in my city and I thought he was someone I had known from school. Turns out, I didn't know him at all. At first he acted nice, saying he was just meeting new people on here, he worked a lot so did not go out very much, etc. This guy was always on the site, always! Every time I logged on, I would immediately receive a message from him. I had posted some pics (normal, tasteful photos) and he commented on them all saying "Marry me!", "I am in love", and other obnoxious sayings. I quit responding to him after this and he finally sent me an email that said "Obviously I have done something to make you mad, although I don't know what. I am not going to play these games with you so I am deleting you. It is better this way than dragging this out. You have not responded to me and maybe we will meet in another life". YUCK!! I felt so enraged and disgusted by his email. Initially, I wanted to respond back with something not so nice but thought that would only make the situation worse so I blocked him from my page.

After that I went to his page and he actually had written a blog about me. This blog said all kinds of stuff about how I was so arrogant and couldn't even speak to him. It went on to include all of his psycho whining and badmouthing me. I turned him into the Myspace but I doubt they did anything and I really could care less. He has serious problems to be that way over someone he does not even know. Well, the scariest part is that I went to Wal Mart one day and he was there shopping! I recognized him without a doubt, it was him. I just acted like I didn't see him but felt really sick about it. I wasn't too worried though because my 6'4", 310 lb husband was in the car......................

The internet is a scary place. Especially with people being able to find out your personal information online. Women and children are in such danger because of the predators lurking in the world. It is becoming more common to hear about kids and women running away to meet someone they met online. I believe that the majority of people are trusting and really don't realize that the person they "know" may not be that person at all. Use of the internet is monitored at my house with my daughter and we make sure to keep all personal information off the computer.