Sorry if I sounded accusatory.

"Sorry if I sounded accusatory. " No worries, I didn't think you intended to, but there are a lot of women here who do, so just giving you a guy's (albeit mine, certainly not all men's) perspective …

Thanks. For the record, I don't think most are out to harm me, I'm just trying to take some basic precautions. I was telling them that I don't give out my number until after meeting for safety reasons…