giving out a contact information

[writtenguarantee]

my dp and I are having a little disagreement.

an old friend of mine has a friend, whom I have never met, that is moving to a city that I once lived. my friend asked if I happen to know someone in a certain line of work there (not my line of work), and if I wouldn't mind giving her friend the contact info.

It just so happens that the person who lived across the street from us in that city is in this line of work. I didn't know her terribly well, but well enough to be invited over a few times for non-intimate parties, and we were otherwise totally friendly with one another (and each others families) over the few years we lived there. I haven't spoken to her since leaving the city 3 years ago.

would it be unreasonable to give my friend's friend the contact info? the person whose information would be given out has a professional website with her phone number and contact details on it. I think it would be fine to give out the information, dp doesn't. Dp thinks it would be like an endorsement of some kind, I don't.

Surely anyone would be able to come across the website and so you just telling her the name of the business couldn't be construed as anything more than you telling her the name of the business?

Her professional contact details yes, personal no - if someone wants personal details I either get permission to pass the number on or say I will text the person my friend's number and explain that they would like to contact the person about x,y&z.

I think it's fine to give out the professional website details. If DH is worried about it being an endorsement then just say something like 'I've heard of X company but I don't know if they're any good as I never used them myself'.

I think sending her a link to the website is fine, then she will have access to the same public information as anyone else and be able to find out a little about the person's business before contacting them directly. Definitely no to any personal contact info though.

It would be better if you contacted them first and asked. Something along the lines of 'My friend is in 'same line of work as you', she has asked for contacts, is it ok to pass on your website?

Then it gives friend an in to contact ex neighbour.

I think your DP may be right and your friend's friend is looking for some kind of endorsement/introduction. Otherwise she'd just Google that type of business, wouldn't she?

It would be better if you contacted them first and asked. Something along the lines of 'My friend is in 'same line of work as you', she has asked for contacts, is it ok to pass on your website?

i don't really want to contact her as I have spoken to her in 3 years.

but also, her contact info is on the web, and anyone can see it.

I think your DP may be right and your friend's friend is looking for some kind of endorsement/introduction. Otherwise she'd just Google that type of business, wouldn't she?

surely, if friend of a friend is honest she will say to ex neighbour that she never met me but I pointed her to the professional website? as to your second point, it would be hard to google i think and get that particular person.

Ok. I think I will go with the folks of pointing to the public site.