When a guy hits it off with you in public and asks for your phone number, giving it out is the right thing to do.

This means that you get to continue the conversation beyond where you met him, whether it was at a gas station, coffee house, library, gym, grocery store, courtyard, etc.

Why wouldn’t you want a great conversation to continue with a guy that was bold enough to start a conversation with you that you enjoyed in public?

Granted, there is a fear that this is a complete stranger and you don’t know what he is about nor his background.

Let me ask you this.

Have you ever met a guy at a bar or nightclub that you didn’t know, and hit it off, enjoying a great conversation with him?

What did you do when he asked for your phone number?

You likely gave it to him without thinking all that much about it.

Why?

What makes him any different from a guy that you meet in public at a grocery store or shopping mall?

The reason why you feel more comfortable with giving your phone number out to a guy that you meet at the bar or nightclub is due to how you define the environment.

At a bar or nightclub, you are in an environment that is conducive to socializing.

As a result, you believe that it is appropriate to give the guy you meet in such a venue your number.

Yet, he is just as much a stranger to you as the guy you meet at a gas station, laundromat or public park who asks for your number.

Realize that the hesitation you have about giving your number out to a guy in public has more to do with the environment that he asks for your number in, than any worry about him being a stranger.

As long as you have an active social life, you have been in a good number of situations where a guy has asked for your number at a bar or nightclub.

The only difference is that these were strangers in social venues as opposed to public areas where you generally don’t get approached by guys.

Needless to say, if you have been complicit in giving out your number to strangers you have met at bars and nightclubs in the past, it only makes sense to give it out to strangers who meet you in public areas that aren’t regarded as social venues.

All of this said, you are the one that has to live with giving your number to a stranger you met in public.

If you aren’t someone who ever gives your number out in public, whether you are at a social venue or the street, it makes sense that you are uneasy about the prospect of giving out your number to a stranger.

Rest assured that there are countless women who give their numbers out to strangers who approach them in public without incident.

If you continue to feel uneasy about giving out your number to someone you met in public, there is a manner to go about this without losing out on someone of romantic potential.

When he asks for your number, take his number instead.

This puts the ball in your court.

He doesn’t have your number, and you have his.

You now have the option to contact him or not, using whatever medium of communication you choose.

Should you choose to call him, there are a number of ways to do so without revealing your personal phone number.

This gives you peace of mind until you get to know him and what he is about much better.