think twice before giving out your personal phone

I gave out my phone number only a couple of times when agreeing to meet people from this site. only because i thought it curtious in case i might be late, stuck in traffic etc... even for the other person to do the same, or to confirm location of meeting etc.....
However I was asked by a gentleman for my number so he would text me every day for three weeks, twice a day and call me to chat everyday too. He suggested we meet, to which i agreed. i had time to listen to him over the phone and through chats, got to know him a little more. however he messaged me on the Saturday to say he had a chest infection, i felt sorry for him and accepted it, as it can happen to anyone. he continued texting and low and behold he was better by Monday. Nowadays a chest infection can last up to a week or more. didnot think more about it. The texts continued so did the calls. he agreed to meet the following Friday. This time I dressed up and took the next day off, incase we went dancing.. I was stood up and received many apologetic texts and he called me too, to say his sister had been in a car crash and broke her leg in two places. of course I took pity on the situation and was concerned. i accepted the reason as the truth.
the calls continued for the next week, and again Friday came and Saturday,by this time i knew something with this guy was not adding up. Too many stories...if you are not that into someone, please dont make loads of excuses, first to drag things out, then lie terribly about situations or events that never happened. As my self esteem is very high, I put it down to experience with a dude who doesnt know how to stop. Turns out he calls many ladies everyday, dangling them all, gathering a harem of possible interested gals, only to quit in mid bonding by phone. Where i come from they would call him an a**hole,old playboy, or shallow. There could be Women out there that do that too.
no he wasnot married, i checked. And neither did he have a sister hospitalized with a broken leg......i reckon if you do click with someone the average time would be to meet within first two to three weeks, i mean whats the wait for if you are here to meet someone and connect?? So maybe think twice before to give out your number....happy connections folks, there are some silly and not honest characters out there.