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The thing about how he insisted on meeting alone instead of in public (and made you come to him) as well as the part where he got mad because you wouldn't do things his way raised red flags for me even before I read that you found out he was on the sex offender list. Several years ago I briefly dated a gentleman who acted very similarly and he ended up being emotionally manipulative which escalated into nearly physical violence (I say 'nearly physical' because I at least had the sense to get out--quick!), so every time I hear friends say things like that about new guys they're seeing, I tell them to be careful. And just as an aside, this particular gentleman was accused of raping a girl at college.
I'm sort of wary about meeting people online, but I know plenty of people who have done it and they've met really cool people that way. I guess it's sort of like meeting people in bars (except you can't actually see them)...it seems kind of skeezy because there are probably plenty of shady people, but also some nice folks, too.
And no, PM_Mama, I don't think what you did was weird. I think it was being smart. You never know.
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