Hi everyone. I have recently been requested by other members to open up my facebook page to them before connecting by any means of communication. (No chatting, no texts, no calling, no dates... etc.)

I did open up to the request, and now I feel a bit vulnerable here. It does contain much of my life and it does show everything from my family to close friends including my job situations.

I do hope that there will be a response from this person, or at least a comment about it afterwards if not opening up their facebook page.

What are your thoughts on timing the facebook? First message? First date? A few dates after? Never?

Cheers all.

I think u can unfriend someone in facebook.u can do that if it make u vulnerable.

I guess you take your chances. It can be hard to tell if they mean it or not. I'd take it with a pinch of salt. No expectations=No let down.

For your good, don't.

I don't use Facebook as a way of getting to know people, so no, I would not do that.

I agree with singme.
Too personal with a stranger is a red flag. Listen to the voice in your head. Good luck to you.

it's traditional to get into a committed relationship first and then the significate other will generally take it upon themselves to hack into your facebook cellphone and other miscellaneous accounts

until then it's best to just allow only your friends family and the third parties companies that app out on Facebook to have access to your personal information

I friended a guy on Facebook before going on a date. I didn't see the big deal of it personally as its not like I would put anything incriminating on there about myself. I also do delete older timelines so he would only see the present timelines anyways.

just like Skype

I only do face to face or 'facebook' with family

I gotta know ya to show ya,, otherwise, my words should be good enough if its not going to be in person (ie,, cyber communication)

I've been googled and stalked on facebook a few times so nay for me. Too much private info on there to be seen before actually meeting.

Thanks for the info. Most of my things are friends only so I am okay with giving my page for the most part. Thanks again.

Well, no expectations are where I am aiming at the moment. At least this person added me back. We'll see where this goes. =)

Haha I completely agree with your traditional progression of things. XD

I am a bit lazy with cleaning up past posts and pictures. Sorta suveniers... new person has to accept the whole of me. (Of course nothing provocative on my page though. =)

You must be a confident person with beauty that others appreciate then. I doubt that I will have a stalker. lol

For me, it's not about having anything incriminating on there to worry about. I just don't feel a stranger needs to know all about me right away. They don't need access to my personal information or friends before getting to know me.

And I don't delete old posts or pictures.

To me, i'd say it all depends on how you've managed your FB Account. If there is anything you think you don't want the world to see in the first place, DON'T put it up on Facebook, Linkedin or any other networking site!
Though with proper management of your privacy settings, you can decide on who sees what! And if you're observant enough, you can decide who see what, using the dropdown button by the Post box. :-)
To me, these are my online faces to the world, and so, if there is anything that i feel is private, it wouldn't be out there in the first place :-) But if you feel you have some really private stuff you aren't ready to share with ur new found friend, don't add them on FB until you get to know each other better! If they are for real, they'd be understanding with ur point of view. :-) If i intend getting serious with you, i'd take all d time in the world to win ur confidence to the point you wouldn't have anything to fear with sharing ur private stuff with me :-)

I tell them "I DON'T HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE YOU TOOL!"

And then I laugh hysterically and type LOL over and over again until their brain explodes from shock or their computer strangles itself with it's own power cord, whichever comes first.

Yes to the first part. Just a warning, saying that is like a death wish. Especially if you're a trusting fool.

I say who cares, it's a good way to see who they are and you can block them at anytime. Facebook and mingle are no different in my opinion. Unless you are some really fake person on here and you are hiding your true identiy.