Have you ever been "catfished".....

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  1. windygreen profile image60
    windygreenposted 11 years ago

    Have you ever been "catfished".....

    Catfished is a loose term for the situation in which you meet someone online and they turn out to be in reality unlike what they claimed to be.

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    JThomp42posted 11 years ago

    I have had several try. But, I just ignore them from the start.

    1. windygreen profile image60
      windygreenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      would you ever engage in an online relationship... or are you opposed to the whole idea of "hooking up" onlline?

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      JThomp42posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      That is a very hard question. It is so hard to trust anyone on the net. Possibly?? There are many variables to consider. smile

  3. BeccaBunnyBoo profile image61
    BeccaBunnyBooposted 11 years ago

    humn.....I have never been "catfished" but I have cat knaped....

  4. Rosie2010 profile image67
    Rosie2010posted 11 years ago

    I didn't know what "catfished" was... now I know!  And my answer is yes.  More than once, in fact.  But it wasn't a big deal. These guys just didn't look like their picture.. a big turn off for me, as I usually fall in love with the picture first, and then they show up 20 years older, or didn't even look like their pic.  No second date for you!  big_smile

    1. windygreen profile image60
      windygreenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      While looks arent everything... the lying about it IS  a really bad sign ....

  5. jravity1 profile image59
    jravity1posted 11 years ago

    Yes in fact everyone has.. I meet the president through a speech he gave online... my views of him have really changed.  Catfished...i feel cheap now. sad

  6. Borsia profile image40
    Borsiaposted 11 years ago

    Pretty much everyone who has used online dating has had this happen at least once.
    I have been a number of times over the years that I've used online dating.
    These days with video chatting it is easier to know what the person really looks like.
    To me it is crazy to do such things. How can you start a relationship with someone who is lying before they even meet you?

 
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