What circumstances possessed you to agree to give him your number? Seriously, next time he is in town. Really. Not a good idea!

Let's turn this around: Maybe he just watched "fatal attraction."

Given the craziness of today, I am more reticent to even have any conversation with strange women, for fear of being accused of harassment just for smiling, and saying, "Hello."

"What if she decides i am "the one," and will not stop calling...."

I am not giving my number to strange women who just coincidently are in some of the same places that i go. That's called "pre-stalking."

This is why i have disposable email addresses. I use each one for specific purposes.

Shady at best.

Married, or a Russian spy that works for Facebook.

Geez, it could even be worse than being just married...he could be up to something flat out criminal. Take care in whatever choice you make in the end.

This guy being married could be the least of your problems. He ran 3-4 red flags up the pole during your first conversation, the biggest one after all the excuses was not offering you his number after you gave him yours. Please proceed with caution and pay attention to your guts.

Sounds sketchy. Even if he's not married, he's clearly hiding something. Did you get his full name? I usually Google the hell out of people. I also check the MN court system to see what, if any, records he has. If there is anything it's usually just divorce or speeding tickets. BUT, I did find one guy had multiple assault charges. Another guy with a a OFP against him.....but sometimes it's good to find out their side of the story too. That guy had a crazy ex wife who called the police on him without merit. It's also good if they have Facebook so you can see if you have any mutual friends to ask if they're psycho or not.

I've had guys get pissed about that but hey, it's not like the olden days where friends set you up with someone they knew. I'm not going to just go out with some random stranger without finding out as much about them as I can first. I fully expect them to do the same with me.

warning Will Robinson.

No idea if he's married or not.

I do have a company cell that is not to be used for texting outside of contacts in our enterprise contact list.
The idea is to prevent access to our phones from outside.

Any guy who gives an excuse for why they can’t take part in something basic like giving a number means he has something to hide. Maybe they wait to see if you will act without doing anything suspicious yourself, but if he’s going off on an entire story about a lowly cell phone that is supposedly not even his... I mean marriage may seem a bit far fetched, but it’s definitely something.

He definitely is married. I once met a guy who gave me a lame excuse of why I shouldn't call or text him. I later found out he was married.

He's married.

To me it seems pretty evident that he is married. But married or not married seems pretty odd. I for sure wouldn't take him serious. If you just want like a one night stand type thing I guess he would be perfect for that.

He's hitched.

Married

If you want to find out if someone is married, find out the county they are in and go to the Clerk of Courts and do a search under their name. See if you can find a marriage certificate. You may also have to do the same under the state. If they are married you can find out.

Take it as the obvious compliment that it is.

That man is more sketchy than a cartoonists notepad girl you see that "restricted" you better send to voice mail

sketchy

Married or not, it still feels like a red flag.

Probably married or living with someone. Restricted means you will never have his number. Why do you wantto settle for someone passing through? Been there done that.

BTW I was in the supermarket last week having difficulty with a plastic bag in the produce section. An attractive man handed me another plastic bag, smiled at me and said here. Probably worked for the store - lol.

If he’s not honest about the phone number he won’t be honest about anything! Pass!

Probably attached in some way and in these days anyone who makes even close to a living wage has a cell phone of their own, if for no other reason than to keep some of their activities off the business phone records.

Big time lesson @Valarina60 -- never, ever, under no circumstances give your number to anyone you don't know. Just don't.

I don't know about anyone else, but I think the sketch-factor is high with this one.

Not only would I say married but untrustworthy.