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I'd exchange numbers (as long as I don't think the person is a criminal ) and then politely decline any invitations that come my way. Again and again and again, if necessary.
I'd tell the truth: "I long ago decided I wasn't going to be a slave to the telephone, so I don't have my phone with me most of the time."
If they persisted, I'd give them my secondary email address. The one I only read once a month.
Long ago, I was in a relationship with a person who wanted to use the phone as a way of getting me to dance to his tune. If I didn't answer when he called, he'd go ballistic: "What if I was in a wreck, dying and I wanted your voice to be the last thing I heard on earth?" along with other variations on the same theme. I just laughed, it was all so ridiculously over-the-top.
But he's far from alone in wanting to use the phone as a manipulation tool and sometimes you can't identify these people based on a slight acquaintance. I say don't give them your number at all.
Regarding "taking their number" - that creates a false hope/expectation.
Nah. In fact, someone offering you their number but not asking for yours is leaving the decision up to you. It's polite and unobtrusive and the polite thing to do is accept it.
I recall many years ago there was a "reject number" that had a recording with Ron Jeremy's voice informing the caller they were duped. That was pretty harsh.
Other then that, a lot of people seeking someone's number got fake ones, with random people often getting calls. Think about wrong numbers in the days of landlines- Im sure some of us might have bern the ones to inform them that the number was not 837-5309 and There was no Jenny here.
That's like giving them your address then when they ring your doorbell hiding and not answering the door.
Scary part is once someone has your number it's not hard to get other info in our times of the information age. A quick Google search of a name brings up social media if a person has active accounts. It was easy back in the days of beepers and payphones. But society has evolved and privacy is harder to come by.
So? What are you supposed to do if they offer theirs, say, "Keep your number. I don't want it", and walk away?
You could just scream "I forgot to add the fabric softner!" and run off.
Ideally though you could just take it, say thanks and move on.
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) and then politely decline any invitations that come my way. Again and again and again, if necessary.
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