Text Trouble

So last month a bunch of my guy friends got a hold of my cell number and passed it out to their friends...The next week I got texts from a guy who goes to a different school, but I knew his name and hadn't seen him before. He was sending me stuff like hey, you're my gurl and stuff like that and flirting thru texts!! It's so annoying and confusing because when I was like we should go to the movies, he would always be busy! I don't know what to do! How can I like a guy that I've never met before?????
--Text trouble

When I read this, a red flag went up. You don't know this guy, and for ALL you know, he could be a fourty year old man. I just don't think that it's safe for you to be even texting this guy, let alone meeting him. Now obviously I can't stop you from meeting him, but if you do decide to meet him, bring friends with you and when you see him, if he looks at all "not safe" just go to a movie with your buds. But if he looks okay to approach, have your friends tag along with you on the date so that you won't be alone with a guy you just met. All I'm trying to say is stay safe because there can be a lot of strange people out there.

xoxo Aubrey xoxo

Ok, well first of all, ask him to the movies, but let him choose the day. I hate to be negative, but if he tells you he can't do it until like next month, or if he backs out at the last minute, he probably doesn't really like you and just thinks it's funny. i know it's confusing, but if this guy goes to another school and never seems to have time for you, you should probably set your sights on someone in your own school. You may like him now, but it seems like you haven't really gotten to know him yet. I don't mean to make your crush seem trivial, but you probably like him just because he's shown interest in you. If he's flirting with random girls over texts, he's probably a bit of a jerk.
-- Opal