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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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ekwalizur · 41-45, M
I was taken in by one once. Fortunately, since I knew I was being lied to, I had the good sense not to fall in love. But I never thought for a minute that EVERYTHING except "I live in Ohio" and "my language is English" was a lie!!! 🤬
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@ekwalizur I am sorry that happened to you.
karysma · 36-40, F
@ekwalizur Where did they live and what was their language? Just curious.
ekwalizur · 41-45, M
@iamonfire696 thanks, but it could have been worse if I let it. And it sounds like it has been worse for others.
@karysma Ohio and English. Those are the only parts that were true.
karysma · 36-40, F
@ekwalizur I'm sorry you had to go through that. I guess people feel the need to lie to impress their love interest. That doesn't mean it's okay.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@ekwalizur I am glad it wasn’t worse for you.