Scared of creeps? 😰

Hey everyone!! 👋🏼 THANK YOU for reading this! Do you sometimes have weird feelings with people who want to chat with you? Sometimes old ppl want to chat with me, and I kinda feel very uncomfortable then. Also, sometimes I get dms from someone who's around my age, but doesn't have any info or pfp... BUT everyone who reads this and who REALLY chat with me, are no people like that! SO what do you guys think about it? Can you help me?? 💔

i have no problems chatting with older people, actually, for me older people are mostly reacting more normal then people around my age.

only when people ask me if im gay, what my religion is, ore if i got a girlfriend, even if theyr just trying to start a conversation, these question make me kind of mad.

I totally understand your reaction! But my parents dont want me to talk with old ppl at all. And I totally get it when ur mad about that questions! Those stuff are indeed something you should keep for yourself. People who want to be real friends would never say that! Anyways, thank you for sharing and answering! 🌞😊

your most welcome @frozenpizza001 🙂

and i decided to delete my interpals account, bc i love ppg, and i kinda hate interpals now 🙂

@frozenpizza001 You can adjust the age you want to talk to in the settings so that older people cannot send you private messages. You can also block people if they say strange things or send @Etienne a message.

Minors have strict privacy settings by default, which prevents older members from reaching out. What do you mean by "Sometimes old ppl want to chat with me"?

Well online,but also in real life,you’ll find young creeps of your own age too. Of course if they are older is creepier but unfortunately so many creeps of my age text me on instagram for example. You just need to accept their existence and block them. I also think it’s kind of creepy if the person i’m talking to doesn’t want to show her/his face: i’m talking to you online i need to know how you look. I removed all of my photos but if someone asked,i’d send my photos without problems cause they need to know how i look and that i’n really a 16 year old girl

Minors have strict privacy settings by default, which prevents older members from reaching out. What do you mean by "Sometimes old ppl want to chat with me"?

Older people send me dms and it kinda scares me off, but thank you @Fleurke, @LandRoverDiscovery2 @Idkbro and @Etienne for answering! I'll definitely change my settings 😊🌞

Well online,but also in real life,you’ll find young creeps of your own age too. Of course if they are older is creepier but unfortunately so many creeps of my age text me on instagram for example. You just need to accept their existence and block them. I also think it’s kind of creepy if the person i’m talking to doesn’t want to show her/his face: i’m talking to you online i need to know how you look. I removed all of my photos but if someone asked,i’d send my photos without problems cause they need to know how i look and that i’n really a 16 year old girl

I disagree somehow with you @Idkbro , for example i cant make a photo of myself; if i do it, i have ti turn the front camera of my fathers phone to myself, and keep my finger steady to click on the right moment; weve put something on the screen camera, so it cant be used. And the phone needs to stay by the window (no mirrors nearby) to give HotSpot.

Ánd PPG (ore the phone, im not sure) does not anymore allow me to upload photos from the phone.

Hiii @frozenpizza001 Sorry for answering super late!!! 😬😬 I get messages from people from all ages but mostly from others of the forum so i already know them!! 😛 ANDDD the forum is like one mega chatroom so you already know a bit how they are and most are really friendly. And sometimes if people send a message i always try to write back but if i dont feel comfortable i say it. And if it is really bad i will report to @Etienne BUTTT that the last only happened very few times. The last was on the forum when somebody was racist and talked abt violence being good so i reported that immediately. But that is not what you mean i think but you can just report or block or change the settings.

And what Rose @Idkbro said is right about also if they are also 14 or around that age that they can say really weird things. BUTTT that is ALSO irl so not only online. But my tip is just to say you are too busy or that you have to do smt else and they leave you alone and you can do what you wanted to do. 🙂 I am not sure if i answered your question completely but this is just what i think.

I disagree somehow with you @Idkbro , for example i cant make a photo of myself; if i do it, i have ti turn the front camera of my fathers phone to myself, and keep my finger steady to click on the right moment; weve put something on the screen camera, so it cant be used. And the phone needs to stay by the window (no mirrors nearby) to give HotSpot.

Ánd PPG (ore the phone, im not sure) does not anymore allow me to upload photos from the phone.

Well normally for people is very easy to take a photo😭apart from this that’s jusy my opinion,I don’t talk to someone online if I don’t know how they look,for my safety

Hiii @frozenpizza001 Sorry for answering super late!!! 😬😬 I get messages from people from all ages but mostly from others of the forum so i already know them!! 😛 ANDDD the forum is like one mega chatroom so you already know a bit how they are and most are really friendly. And sometimes if people send a message i always try to write back but if i dont feel comfortable i say it. And if it is really bad i will report to @Etienne BUTTT that the last only happened very few times. The last was on the forum when somebody was racist and talked abt violence being good so i reported that immediately. But that is not what you mean i think but you can just report or block or change the settings.

And what Rose @Idkbro said is right about also if they are also 14 or around that age that they can say really weird things. BUTTT that is ALSO irl so not only online. But my tip is just to say you are too busy or that you have to do smt else and they leave you alone and you can do what you wanted to do. 🙂 I am not sure if i answered your question completely but this is just what i think.

Thank you @Yue_ for answering! ❤️🌞 You're totally right, I had one time a person about my age, but he really said weird things and he also talked about a girl when I asked him something. That was kinda weird, so I just deleted the chat with him. Thank you!

Hi! I totally get your point. But I dont think that will happen here that fast though. Sooo I think there's a bigger chance of older people trying to talk to you, and trying getting pictures and that stuff. 🤗

I don't mind if older people write to me. What bothers me is when someone doesn't put their real age on their profile. I don't care about age, but I care about honesty, and lying about something like that doesn't leave a good impression on me.

I understand that sometimes you just get a vibe from someone and you KNOW you shouldn't trust that person, and that's totally fine. But if you feel that way toward all adults, I'm not sure what to tell you except than change your availability settings.

I don't mind if older people write to me. What bothers me is when someone doesn't put their real age on their profile. I don't care about age, but I care about honesty, and lying about something like that doesn't leave a good impression on me.

I understand that sometimes you just get a vibe from someone and you KNOW you shouldn't trust that person, and that's totally fine. But if you feel that way toward all adults, I'm not sure what to tell you except than change your availability settings.

Totally understandeble 👍👍👍👌👌👌💪🤝

Hi, @Miss_Penpal! Thank you for answering on this forum 🤗 I also totally understand your point! Ofcourse, honesty is key. And I dont feel uncomfortable with every older person! It's just, sometimes I just kinda feel something is wrong when I chat with someone. And then I will try to stay chatting with that person, but it just feels kinda uncomfortable. And when I feel that way, then I just tell that person how I feel about chatting with him/her/it. Soooo thank you! 💞

I don't mind if older people write to me. What bothers me is when someone doesn't put their real age on their profile. I don't care about age, but I care about honesty, and lying about something like that doesn't leave a good impression on me.

That and the rise of not-so-subtle AI pictures. I haven't seen too many on here yet but it's bound to happen here and there

There are actually only 2 people here a knew they had not the right age on there profile: Micheal who allready left ppg, and @Alliatysia .