Dating secrets, lies and wishful thinking

I have to say that online dating is an excellent opportunity to study human behaviour. It’s absolutely mind-boggling the way people present themselves and the things they say and do in order to impress others. It’s as though the only reality they believe in is the one they have created in cyber-space. The idea being that if they believe it, you will too.

The main problem with this is that if you want to date someone, then eventually you will have to meet the person. And then all the exaggerations and outright lies are exposed and well, that’s the end of that. Thanks for wasting my time.

Sometimes these can be easy to spot. Like the woman who posts a photo and it’s from so far away that you can’t even see her face. Or the photo that is obviously contrary to the person’s description of herself. “Very fine and sexy” it says below a picture of the freakiest looking person imaginable. Yikes!!

Yeah, I know, you gotta love yourself. That’s true, to an extent. But let’s not go overboard. A little perspective is also kind of healthy.