of course we want to know your status? If you had any idea how many unhappily married women try to chat up a good-looking guy like me up? I have had MANY women talk to me as if we get along like a house on fire and how perfect they are then drop their sad story about being unhappily ever after married, but enough cues to think about breaking it up if they could get a guy like me!!!
I won't flatter myself so I will tell you the truth .. its their pickup line! guys must have their own but this is a married women's ... first coo about how perfect the guy is to his face .. and what an awesome girl she is ( as in our resident married woman) and then how lucky his future girl would be and then drop the bomb about how unhappy you currently are but that you are progressive enough to leave him - so don't you ( me ) lose hope... bitch please you are only the 20th girl to try the same line. And PLUS I could tell you were unhappily hooked with someone! you become 10 times sleazy just like the sleazy married men who try the same lines!
We also want to know your age ( online ) because talking to anyone under 20 online in my opinion is criminal because they lack the emotional, and mental experience as opposed to someone 25 or 30. Most recently I came across this story of a 15 year old Australian girl and this 23-25 ( might be 30) year old Pakistani guy, on IF, who lied about everything from his location to his age, to his education, he has since moved to study in Australia, but the number he did on this girl ( and others) is despicable. So I really do think age online matters and teens should be left to talk to teens.
At the end of the day, you should keep things you deem important to yourself - to yourself, and deep lines should be drawn. However things like your age, and status and location should be free for all, they don't define you and its forever changing.