I don’t feel comfortable chatting or emailing direct. Please don’t be offended. I am very careful online. I feel comfortable on posting board now. I truly like this site for support. I just have some baggage with hacking and stalking in my past. This world is pretty crazy now days. A girl just has to be careful. I have a lot to work on myself. I want support, friendship and to give support 
. I am truly committed to changing my life. I want to get healthy and happy. One day at a time with Gods help
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The world and this net is a war zone. Out to rob you. Agreed. It’s your journey and you decide how you want it to be. Stay on that sobriety path and all will fall the way you want it too.
Thanks for support
No, one cannot trust strangers online enough to not keep stalwart defenses against aggression. Not sure that it is any safer in person, as i failed to recognize deception when it was presented by the kind face of a friend of 7 years when she told me she would forsake all others to be my partner. But knowing now what i missed then, i would prefer someone's eyes to watch over someone's typing to analyze.
I state in meetings regularly, I learned to be utterly selfish about my sobriety. You are doing well to know what boundaries to insist are there for your good. If someone won't converse with you except in private, that would raise a red flag with most reasonable people.
Btw, should you someday choose to wade into that water, i highly advise creating a brand-new email address totally unassociated with anything else to minimize your risks.
Good advice. Thanks