How do you respond when somebody you have never met in person and only exchanged a sentence or two with online suddenly tells you they are "honest?"
For starters...I have never thought a person needs to profess his honesty...we need evidence for truth, at least I know I do!
I trust them about as far as I can throw them.
Honesty is something that needs to be demonstrated over time. Not simply asserted.
That's a huge red flag! I have had the same experience, in business, when people found it important to announce, shortly after we met, "I are a Christian". Then when something new comes up the they "have to pray on it". That only happened a few times and each time the "Christian" pretty blatantly attempted to rip me off or proved themselves to be degenerates.
That person is the Judge, jury and the accused...
I tell them that eventually I will know rather or not that is true.
Honest and intelligent people have no reason to state such things about themselves.
They are dishonest. Claiming of honesty is dishonesty. (আপনারে ভালো বলে ভালো সেই নয় ৷ লোকে যারে ভালো বলে ভালো সেই হয় ৷) (AAPONARAE BHAALO BOLAE BHAALO SEI NOY . LOKAE JAARAE BHAALO BAOLE BHAALO SEI HOY)This is a bengali proverb which means if says he is honest , then heor she is not honest . Whom the people says honest then he or she would be the honest.
Never ....that's a red flag right off the bat. RUN!
Agreed, anyone you don't know that has to "prefix" a statement to manipulate you into their frame of reference.... worst yet are those that use gaslighting tactics to put you on the defensive or invoke a emotional response to a clearly deceptive premise.
One should stand by what they say and more importantly what they due.
Kuato:
You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.
I will ask: what do you mean being honest? Maybe this person will answer but keep asking questions until this person gets tired. "Scammers"
Do not believe them! Truly honest people never give it a thought...have You ever said that to anybody?