I make sure its in a public place.. I never tell them my surname or where I live.
and I always give some friends as much detail as I know about the person.. (I usually check them out myself too) I try to follow up anything they tell me about themselves to see if its true or not. I give my friends the address of where im going (hotel of wherever)..The persons home addy and phone numbers.. place of work.. email addresses.. etc.. JUST incase. I don't tell the person I'm meeting where im staying either.. haha I'm paranoid.
I couldn't fault my mother in law.. she was brilliant (well still is.. we are all still very close)
She was/is a good friend to me.. and always helped out when needed.. and bit her tongue when she COULD have said something. I was vereeee lucky I know.
RE: Craving Cigs.....tryin to quit.....
haha nahh.. no one ELSE does..