Recently sent and received a response from a woman that I am interested in via email on another site, when I read the woman's email response she had included her phone number, we have exchanged a few email exchanges after my original inquiry, we both seem to have so many things in common.

She is right about the age I want and very attractive (she resembles Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac)we have only exchanged a few emails, I find this highly unusual that a woman would give out her phone number, without knowing the other person, my feeling is she may not be legit, I have not called her at this time, she further stated in her email response to me if everything goes well on the phone, she would like us to meet, we only live about 5 miles apart.

I just feel this is to good to be true, my question is first should I just go ahead and call her, I would feel more comfortable getting to know one another on the net before talking on phone and meeting in such a short time, this is the internet after all, she has also stated that she would not do chat or keep exchanging emails.

Some people like to meet right away to decide if there is interest on both sides or not...

don't do anything until you are comfortable. Stay in email until you are comfortable with talking on the phone. Just take it step by step

Everyone has their own standasrd I prefere talking on the phone I hate many emails. But that is me. Use your own judgement. However, it's a dating site not a writing site. Time passes and wasting time in emails when you can chat on a phone seems foolish. Better responses on the phone as well. Then meet for coffe.... Much better then thinking one thing and it is something else. Reality is better. Good luck

Have had so many disappointments meet someone on the net, I have however made 2 very good female friends that I actually met on Craigslist, but I will call her and see where it goes from there.

type in her number in google and see what comes up
some of the number i have notced turn out to be cell phones

Miko, I was just involved in a date scam with a "girl" that moved WAYYY top fast with me. Go with your gut instinct. If she starts asking for money, well, it's obvious. Does she talk with poor grammar? That is another red flag. There are scammers on this site..I was contacted by a very attractive Russian girl,only for her profile to be deleted hours later.

By the way..are you Finnish? :)

It seems like you are having a gut instinct that something maybe wrong with this particular person. I would go slow.

I agree. Men are easy to exploit most of the time..especially as soon as the woman gets intimate and personal. Keep your guard up dude.

There is a trend for people now to have only cell phones and get rid of there landlines. I am thinking about doing this myself.

Her email seem to kind of start then stop in the middle of her message, then pick up again, this also made me suspicious.

It depends on what you want, if you want to talk to her on the phone, go for it. If you're paranoid about her getting your number, block it before you dial. I think it's a great idea to talk to someone on the phone before meeting them, for one thing, people have a tendency to "let things slip" on the phone, while typing an email allows them to be more cautious. Haven't we all deleted that stupid thing we said before hitting send? There is no delete button on the phone.

Also, you can tell if you have chemistry just from talking, I've talked to guys on the phone and knew it wouldn't work right away- I didn't like how they sounded, things they said didn't add up, just a whole vibe that you can't get through email. About her wanting to meet right away, again, that's up to you. I suggest arranging to meet someplace neutral, like a coffee shop or whatever. A few years ago, I met a guy quite early on, got to the meeting place, took one look at him and ran- literally- in the opposite direction. I'm glad I met him early, saved me the time and trouble of getting to know someone who turned out to be a total liar.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do, it's all good if you're careful.

Exactly, most people I know don't even have a landline anymore.

OMG, its just a ph call, not a proposal.
Call her, if anything you'll find out if she's a fake/flake.
And if she wants to meet, go meet her.

I think we get used to everything moving so slow online sometimes, if you met her under different circumstances YOU would have asked for her ph. number, and called by now.

I don't have a landline anymore, but I also tell any woman that has my digits this fact. I am a texting whore.

Anyways, you either nut up, give her a call, and then see how it goes. Or, you just keep being wishy washy. Yeah, scammers are out there and she could be insane (you said she lives five minutes from you right?). But it also seems that you want to call her to find out. And I think that you should. Heck, if you don't want her to know your number, then go call from a pay phone or something.

Think she'll tie you up and have her way with you?

Give me her number.... I'll call her!
and of course report back to you..... TRUST ME! lol

Go ahead and call her but block your number first-just hit star 67. That way if she is a scammer she can't contact you back.

OMG I love texting its like like air to me now!! haha

call her

play it by ear

minute by minute, day by day

trust your instincts and don't commit or give away the farm to someone you don't know

I have a pre paid cell phone aside from my regular cell phone for just such an occasion .