Friend told guy where I live

[Sunandrainbows]

My friend has told an acquaintance from a social group what area I live in as he told me she has told him. She has a bad habit of divulging people’s information. I am really annoyed as I always tell people the generic local town, I don’t want people knowing the specific housing estate I live on. I found from social groups there are too many weirdos out there who become obsessed. Over the years I made sure I didn’t tell people specifics. I have a partner and am not available for dating. This guy is interested in my friend but I don’t know why she has to use where I live as a topic of conversation. I feel like telling her not to to tell people where I live.

Did she give your address? If not, I’d say calm down a bit. Social media being as it is, most people are easy to find anyway.

Hang on, you regularly socialise with ‘weirdos’ who become obsessed with you, so you don’t tell anyone what area of your town you live in? In case they stalk you?

And you’re assuming that this guy, who is apparently interested in your friend, is going to use his new knowledge of the housing estate you live on to do what — hang around outside your house holding up signs about being in love with you, like that idiot in Love Actually?

It could come out in a conversation very innocently e.g

He: I used to live in X area for a bit but didn’t like it and moved.
She: Oh really, my friend Sunandrainbows lives there and likes it.
Or Yes, I know it, my friend Sunandrainbows lives there.

If she didn’t mention your specific address and the guy is not interested in you - you are overthinking a non event (and I’m a big overthinker myself)