Topic: HONESTY
Jo GRACE 's photo
Sat 03/28/20 06:02 AM
wWhats your need to ly on these date lines? Do you get self satisfaction hurting people. Do you think every women is nieve.

oldkid46's photo
Sat 03/28/20 06:12 AM
Telling lies is not gender specific, both do it. I can't think of any subject about ones self that is not lied about by someone. As to why, people believe that a perspective partner will eventually accept their flaws when they get to know them better and see their good points. When you tell the truth, many will simply ignore you because they see something about you they do not care for and it becomes a deal breaker right up front. Often times it is based on their assumptions about you not the reality.

Fresh start's photo
Sat 03/28/20 12:55 PM
The measure of a person is what they do when no one is watching. Unfortunately many people here feel empowered to do not nice things. Makes it hard here,as why are we chatting with people if you can't be honest and trust them. Hopefully you'll find what you're searching for. Till then stay safe.

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Wed 04/22/20 06:10 PM
hi

Tom4Uhere's photo
Wed 04/22/20 07:42 PM
Don't feel bad, some people lie to themselves more than they lie to others.

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Wed 04/22/20 09:50 PM
Whats your need to ly on these date lines?

It might help if you give an example of what you're talking about.
I mean I've encountered all sorts of things that can be construed as "lies."

- Some people put up old pictures, but really they were new when they started the profile, and in the 10 years since they've gone through menopause, or developed a thyroid condition, or got too busy at a desk job, or cancer, or got into fitness, and maybe in their own bias they don't see how they've changed physically, or they just didn't pay attention to their profile so never updated it, and only came onto a site for entertainment and conversation,and we just "clicked."

- Some people consciously try to "catfish" people, using lights, camera/app filters, professional photos, old photos, or even those of other people.

- Some people "lie" about their interests. Some people put in only what their current hobbies are. Others put in interests of things they might want to do some day. Some people put in interests of things hoping it will make them seem interesting and therefore more attractive.

- Some people leave a blank interests or profile and will say something like "tell you later/ask me anything." Sometimes that's because they rushed through the profile creation to get to chatting and exploring pictures.
Some people leave it all blank in order to make up whatever they need to with whomever they connect with.

- Some people will put "looking for relationship" but only seek out sex.
Sometimes when they started they wanted a relationship, but over time and lack of success they've turned to whatever is convenient and most immediately gratifying. Some people do want a relationship, but don't necessarily want that with the person they're talking to.

There are a lot of different "needs" to lying on a dating site. Not all are nefarious, not all are more than your interpretation as opposed to their intention.

Do you get self satisfaction hurting people.

Hmmm...maybe. A lot of humor and t.v. shows are fundamentally based on schadenfreude. You ever watch Mr. Bean?

Do you think every women is nieve.

Not every woman. But not gonna lie, you can generally tell by how they spell.