However, it is also natural that you want to talk to that guy or ask him out if you are really into him.

A good option is to have a burner phone number to give out so you two can talk over the phone and your personal phone number will not be exposed.

Having a burner phone number keeps his personal phone number private and keep the relationship secret.

A burner phone number helps people have two phone numbers without the hassle or expense of having a second phone.

We met on Tinder and the first thing I messaged him was the fishcake. I don’t know — I didn’t expect it to become my identity.

Yes, a guy I dated last summer saved me in his phone as a fishcake emoji.

Did I mention I used a burner number when we first met? Online dating has created a strange predicament where daters know a person’s first name but often little else.

If they want to connect off an app, they have to get a person’s number, but then, how do they save that number?

A phone book can only store so many Jeremy’s and Tom’s before it becomes an absurdist critique of the rotating door that is dating in the 21st century.

Related: This panda is dancing: Poet calls out our addiction to apps "The call itself ended up being a good way to break the ice," said Ballantyne, who ended up dating the woman for a few months after their two-hour phone session.

It can be tough for two busy humans to find time to talk, but Ballantyne said forcing people to play phone tag keeps things spontaneous.