Catfishing...you aware?

[cowboybiker]

. Inb4 wall of text.

Wall of text

[GreekyBeth]

Wall of text

I deserved that.

[dawnmsaunders]

Not a fan of this thread. At all. Inb4 wall of text.

Except the happy stories.

I had a wall of text giving away my secret stalking skills... should have charged monies

[bigfish18q]

[Violettt]

I am aware of the term. I've put an online profile before on OKC but didn't take it seriously enough to go out with those guys. I think I only had the profile for like 4 days lol. I just don't trust online dating. :/ I'm not scared of being catfished per se but there are too many lying shady dudes on dating sites.

[Nelly87]

Lucky to not have been catfished. But I have met people that do not look like their pics - similar, but the pics normally present them at their best lighting, angle, etc.

[latebloomingmom]

Wall of text

that's umm a really small wall
just sayin



ya'll are goofy

think of this as a warning thread to just be careful darlings

[Cass40]

I had a wall of text giving away my secret stalking skills... should have charged monies

Yeah..but some older folk don't have ********. Or they might live in another country. Although, I'm not sure if you'd want to associate with someone who'd be that mysterious that you can't find anything.
But yeah in most cases you can look up their ********, and if you know their real name, you're pretty much safe.

No money for you missy! "Google it" is not good enough

[latebloomingmom]

skyping can be a good idea too
you can scan the room and look for clues .


warning signs to look for
1.when they call ya names like sweetcheeks, baby doll, gingerbread...do they even know what your real name is?
2 if they cant keep there facts straight or say something like
"oh wait have I told you this already?"
3.if they have a lot of excuses as to why they can only talk at certain times

[Fawnl]

Can confirm. I am happy story

I am happy story too. 10 years together so far.

[Cass40]

warning signs to look for
1.when they call ya names like sweetcheeks, baby doll, gingerbread...do they even know what your real name is?
2 if they cant keep there facts straight or say something like
"oh wait have I told you this already?"

Damn, I think my hubby's shady.

He never uses my real name and he keeps repeating the same stories.

[latebloomingmom]

Damn, I think my hubby's shady.

He never uses my real name and he keeps repeating the same stories.

hahaha...husbands dont count

unless they are talking to someone else of course

[Cass40]

hahaha...husbands dont count

Oh that's good, cause I've googled him many times and he seems legit.
And his ******** says he's married to me!

[latebloomingmom]

Oh that's good, cause I've googled him many times and he seems legit.
And his ******** says he's married to me!

whew good job
now do ya know some of his family and friends too

[latebloomingmom]

I am happy story too. 10 years together so far.

meet on a dating site Fawnie?

[cowboybiker]

I like catfishing.
A good smelly cheese works great for bait. Also mackerel.
Some people spray wd-40 on their bait. Seems to work well.

I dont like cleaning the fish, but I enjoy eating it.

[Violettt]

skyping can be a good idea too
you can scan the room and look for clues .


warning signs to look for
1.when they call ya names like sweetcheeks, baby doll, gingerbread...do they even know what your real name is?
2 if they cant keep there facts straight or say something like
"oh wait have I told you this already?"
3.if they have a lot of excuses as to why they can only talk at certain times

It gives me the creeps when some men call you those cheesy names and they barely know you. If a guy calls me gingerbread, I'm running!!! Lol

[dawnmsaunders]

No money for you missy! "Google it" is not good enough

Had to try

[inb4Munging]

never understood what is the point of catfishing on online dating
some guys pretend to be girls just for a laugh,but what about the girls doing it?

girls pretend to be guys to get laughs sometimes too.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Not a fan of this thread. At all. Inb4 wall of text.

Except the happy stories.

We had a great time hanging out with you!

[GreekyBeth]

We had a great time hanging out with you!

Same here. Wish we had had more time though.

[Flexish]

I'm hoping that since you asked it isn't violating any forum rules. At the very least, hopefully it will make some of the female members aware of the stuff he pulls (since I know he has done the same to a few users).

dougefresh93

I can confirm...

[illiniStrive]

In an age where Skype is free and exists, I don't understand how catfishing happens.

[Lunu]

Met on MySpace while he was serving in Iraq. I flew to America the week he got back, spent ten days together and 3 weeks later he moved in with me in Australia 5 years married this year!

It's really about being sensible. Without meaning any offence to anyone, some of those ppl on catfish don't appear to be the sharpest tools in the shed!

[Fawnl]

meet on a dating site Fawnie?

We did. A looonnnggggg time ago. Back in a time when Yahoo personals existed!

[Clinos]

skyping can be a good idea too
you can scan the room and look for clues .

Kind of unrelated but many years ago an interview technique my company used was to conclude the interview by walking the interviewee out to their car so you can look at the car to make a character judgment. Dirty wheels, food wrappers, dents, expired registration. I'm not so sure how valid it was because the most skilled workers we had at the time drove hoopties and had food wrappers and junk all over their cubicles.

[Clinos]

In an age where Skype is free and exists, I don't understand how catfishing happens.

I'm sure there are a ton of ready excuses having to do with a broken camera, or bandwidth, or migraine headaches. Con-people are quick on their feet and their victims are quick to believe.

[Wyomann]

We did. A looonnnggggg time ago. Back in a time when Yahoo personals existed!

So what you are saying is you were more or less a Craigslist booty call that happened to work out?

[Fawnl]

So what you are saying is you were more or less a Craigslist booty call that happened to work out?

No no no. I had other websites for that.

This was a profile my mother supervised so that I would be myself. She was the one who made me go on it, she said she was positive I would meet someone. 6th sense or something.

Fukkin bish. Now I'm stuck with THIS guy!

[Wyomann]

No no no. I had other websites for that.

This was a profile my mother supervised so that I would be myself. She was the one who made me go on it, she said she was positive I would meet someone. 6th sense or something.

Fukkin bish. Now I'm stuck with THIS guy!

That's funny. My mom was the opposite when I tried online dating.

She said "What if she's a serial killer". I said I guess I should be honored to be killed by a female serial killer since they are rare