Boundaries are necessary esp. when it comes to online friends.

About 5 years ago, an online friend I made discerned my apartment street address from a photo I sent her of where I lived.

As a joke, she sent me a bouquet of flowers and signed it, "From the forum." I FREAKED OUT! because I believed I was being stalked by some creepy forum members there but then she fessed up and we were fine. We video skyped and talked on the phone with each other for about six months and then I lost touch with her and don't know what happened to her.