Online Dating: The Creep Factor

Maybe I'm being overly sensitive. I'd be interested in your opinion on this.

Yesterday I received the following email in my online dating account:

Ms. (Reallastname),

As beautiful as ever, I see. I was never able to say that to you, but now I can...Please email me at...I'd love to chat and see how you are.

First, let me say that the use of my last name was startling and gave me a creepy feeling from the get-go. It took me several seconds to recognize the person from his photos (you know how online profile pics can be).

So who was it? A former employee of mine. Well actually, he worked for someone that worked for me. I no longer work at that company and neither does he. Nevertheless, being approached in this context, in this manner just gave me the creepiest of feelings.

Am I wrong or was it completely inappropriate for him to contact me like this?