So I’ve been trying the online dating thing to meet Mr. Right. Oh, who am I kidding. I’ll settle for Mr. Decent right now with all of the crap going on in the world. Anyways, I have a bone to pick with guys and probably girls too on these dating apps. I hate when people post super old pictures of themselves when they were young and much more attractive. Stop doing this. It’s not only misleading, but she’s not going to be very happy when she meets you first the first time and you look nothing like your profile pictures. She’s going to notice, trust me. None of my pictures are more than 4 months old. I am not one to false advertise. What you see is what you get.
I’m also extremely annoyed with all of the catfishers on these sites. Grow up and get a life of your own. I’ve had about 5 people try to catfish me in the last month alone so I think I’m becoming somewhat of an expert in how to detect them. Here’s a few tips I have learned.
You are probably getting catfished if:
1) There’s only one picture in their profile
2) They’re living in another country for the next few months for the military or work so they won’t be able to meet you in person until they get back
3) They can’t video chat for security reasons because their job is top scecret.
4) They want to switch to google chats or WhatsApp right away after starting a conversation with you. (This is so they won’t get caught on the original dating app for catfishing and get banned from the site.)
5) Their English is spotty, yet they’re a Caucasian from Montana.
I’m sure there are other signs as well, these are just a few patterns I have noticed. I know they sound so ridiculous that how could anyone fall for them? I don’t know. But what I do know is that I believe you really can meet a great guy online, you just have to weed out all of the losers until you do. So good luck on your own online dating journeys. I would love to hear about them in your comments.
Stephanie Walters 