Over 2 years ago I was a pickme who did not have an FDS mindset, I met a scrote on a dating app and gave him my number. We talked a lot and I gave him a vague ballpark of my area. He told me specifically where he lived and worked, what he drove, and started asking me for the same specific info. I did tell him what I drove 🤡 though. He later ended up telling me he showed up to an exes house at her door asking to hangout and wanting to reconnect with her. Being a pickme, I communicated that I was disappointed he was still pursuing his ex and told him I am no longer interested. When he kept texting me and calling me trying to apologize I ended up blocking his number (which was super rare for me to do as a pickme). A few weeks later my mom asked me to run errands neat where he worked. I had never even met up with him, but saw a dude that looked like him in that grocery store next to his work. I thought he didn't see me and I threw the groceries in the car and started heading home. At some point I noticed this car had been following me for a while. I looked more and saw it looked like car he said he had, and the dude had sunglasses and the visor down but looked like him, and I saw the plate - a unique out of state plate hardly anyone had. He kept following me I ended up gassing it and loosing him on some rough backroads. About 2 days later he found my Facebook tried adding me and sent a message there saying "I should try harder to find you so I don't loose you". Blocked.

Thought that was it. Then this Christmas came and a bunch of old scrotes tried texting me from their new numbers, which all got blocked. Someone kept persisting though and would call and text. There was a voice-mail of breathing. Blocked. Then the next day another call and text saying jt was from his first name. Blocked. In total now there have been 6 numbers. Today the 6th new number came in contacting me I asked who is this and he said his first and last name. I blocked but am keeping all this as evidence. My state does not consider this "enough" to be considered harassment but I think otherwise. He had also made social media accounts he tried adding me from before the holidays I declined but it was creepy he found three of my social media pages. He must have made new accounts there too. I didn't keep evidence from 2 years ago, and I didn't screenshot any of the social media requests.

I talked with one friend who simply said "change your phone number" others told me "get a po box" and "install a ring doorbell" one was a good friend who said it is harassment and to file a restraining order but my state does not see this as enough as I didn't keep a trail- I thought just blocking was enough. I had no idea he would make new social media and then several new numbers trying to contact me.

So now anytime an ex or old scrote pops up after being blocked I am taking screenshots of everything. You also should not have to change your number or pay for services or get a po box because some scrote can't take no and leave you alone. It doesn't hurt to get those things, but you shouldn't have to. Financially I can't swing extra bills right now. My lease does not allow a ring or anytime like that either so that's not an option for me. Changing my number would mess up a lot of stuff for me and be a big headache to Then get it updated for everywhere it's needed!

So you don't have to change your number. But do keep a trail for all of them after they were blocked, and even before you block them if they say anything creepy screenshot it.