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Why I hate catfish….

You have probably noticed that I have this thing about calling out catfish.

In 2014 one of my friends was talking to a guy she met online and they were in an online relationship. She seemed really happy. He was a good looking guy, they talked on the phone a lot. Anytime they were supposed to have a video call there was always a reason why he couldn’t. Something would come up, he wasn’t feeling well or would have to go into work. This went on for quite a long time.

She didn’t tell me that they hadn’t seen each other on video. It was about 18 months into their relationship and she was pretty upset that day. I asked her why and she told me what was going on.

I had watched the show catfish since it came out so I said we should see if we could try and find the pictures online. We did, we found them online.

She was really crushed by this. She confronted John about this and asked him why he would lie. He said he didn’t want her to know what he really looked like. Then that was it. He just disappeared and he was gone. She never found out who he really was, we knew he was a man. He sounded like a man but she was left broken hearted and with trust issues.

I would just hate to see someone else deceived that way.

What do you all think about catfish? That’s my experience with them.
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VirginMatchmaker · 51-55, M
Catfish were about 10 years ago but with the world becoming more and more superficial there's more and more people who don't believe they look like the world expects them too. Anyone who isn't good looking is worth nothing essentially.
But then there's the Catfish who are actually just out to scan more and more money out of you.
There's also the sickos who want to just cause mayhem in people's lives because they've got a grudge or worse still just want to see the world burn and anyone crushed even if they don't know you.
I myself was Catfished but I only realised it years later. Now I have to see the person on video or I won't talk to them privately.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@VirginMatchmaker yes it’s a good thing to know for sure who they are. Sorry it happened to you.
VirginMatchmaker · 51-55, M
@iamonfire696 it is what it is and I put it down to life experience. It certainly makes me more careful and wary of people.
I now get 10-20 messages a day due to streaming live from Catfish so I'm well versed in avoiding the pitfalls of them. I've even started to remove them from my live feeds because I go check out their profiles and there's some easy spots to see what they are.