Dating : Got back on dating after taking a break, and got catfished
So I decided to get back into the dating app world again after a horrible incident. Met a guy again for the first time and I got catfished.
I’ve been talking to this for over a week now and when he asked to meet I said ok. When I got there a totally different man approached me. I was shocked at this point. Giving him the benefit of the doubt that maybe he just aged. I asked him how old ago were the pictures, he said 5 years old. I still said uhm yeah maybee he is telling the truth. Then when I asked multiple times how old is he, he admitted 41. When I asked why did he say he is 35, he mentioned that it is just a number and maybe it’s just a typo or a mistake. Now, im seeing that the picture may be different too. Im getting mad at this point cause he is just trying to fool me. Im starting to have a mini anxiety attack from previous experience but I managed to tell him that I can’t do it. That all I want to do is go home. He insisted a little but still left. I was glad.
I googled his number after and saw that people are actually reporting that the person who owns this number is a stalker, creep, scammer, and notorious in meetup groups.
Damn so many red flags in your story. If someone lies about his/her pictures or age I would be pretty done already. Shame that people do this. If you start dating a liar then many more lies will follow
If someone isn’t exactly who they say and portray themselves online, don’t date them lol. I’d literally get up and go home if I got catfished, without ceremony. Don’t waste your time with someone who wasted yours.
> I googled his number after and saw that people are actually reporting that the person who owns this number is a stalker, creep, scammer, and notorious in meetup groups.
You dodged a bullet.
Problem is these people prey on the kindness of normal people. They know you arent going to want to call them out on their bullshit and they take advantage.
This isn’t catfishing, it’s just someone lying about his age.
If he was using someone else’s pictures or was a woman, that would be catfishing. Not cool on his part and he sounds like a creeper. Take the L and move on to better people. Good luck-
I’m sorry you had to live such a experience. I hope you are currently okay. Still glad that even if he did insist you could leave rapidly.
I’m always surprised to see this is way more common than we could think at first hand.