Mr. Zein---from one man to another, but I URGE CAUTION here, please listen

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Jun 30, 2008 at 22:06

I thank you for taking the time to share your views, many of which I agree with. I am sorry to hear that you were hurt by a Western woman, and it can and does happen. I should know, I'm a master of disaster when it comes to them.

I would like to caution you on meeting up with people on this blog. The reality is, you have no idea who you are talking to for certain. Neither do I, and while some general things are discernable and I do give people the benefit of the doubt, other things are not.

Personally, I would never ever consider doing this. I realize that you are trying to polite and courteous, and your manners and etiquette are excellent on here, but I would advise against it. Blogs are an even worse place to meet people than dating sites or myspace, even if for friendship, and the moderators often edit contact information for good reason.

I know I'm going to catch flak for this from all sides, but the women who post on here are only revealing one part of their lives, and they are reluctant in many cases to do even that, because they value privacy.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".