So a guy gave me some bitcoin thru a website called paxful.com i have the bitcoin money on there know i have no idea what to do. i have read stuff about bitcoin wallets, should i get a wallet or is the website paxful.com a wallet?
A very good wallet is Blockchain.info
It is better to have exclusive control over our coins so a web wallet should not be an option especially since he is a newbie in the world of bitcoin and will probably choose a weak password to protect his coins.
With Blockchain.info you have the total control of your coins, the information is encripted in your browser and blockchain.info's owners have no access to your funds. Then they give you the mnemonic words to restore your wallet (if you want or in case that blockchain.info cease to exist not in their web). But you're right in that other wallets are more secure if he is a newbie.