Although the person you are chatting with may seem trustworthy, you never really know whom or what is at the other end of the conversation, so be aware. Internet friendships are like any other friendship in the fact that to be maintained you have to work on them. If you are expecting to make a good friendship on the Internet, you cannot just log in every few months when you are bored and expect your friend to welcome you with open arms. If you are looking to make the friendship work, chat, email, keep in contact with the person and get to know more about them and build trust. Ask the person questions and share information about yourself but never give details that could put you at risk, such as your address and phone number etc.
Many people choose to phone or meet some of the friends they make online.
Never meet or ring someone you are unsure of or don t feel you could trust. If you are going to give your friend your phone number, just keep in mind they that may just ring whenever they feel like it. If you are going to meet your friend, play it safe. Meet in a public place and even perhaps take someone you trust along with you. This person that you take with you could either meet your Internet friend with you, or they could just watch from afar to make sure that everything seems to be going ok.