Have you ever been catfished or catfished someone?
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No. I don't trust most people anyhow, but on the flip side i'm not (that) mean to do that to someone.1
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I have not, but my husband did before we ever met. He was talking to three different girls at the same time, gave them pictures of a different guy he knew. What's funny is eventually he told them the truth, and they all continued to want to talk to him.
Ah well, doesn't matter. He is all mine now.
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When I was in college, my roommate used my laptop to talk to guys on the soccer team... as me. I stayed in the dorms but would go visit my boyfriend at the time overnight *hehe* almost every night. He had a laptop so I felt no need to grab mine. I was naive enough not to lock my stuff up.
I embarrassingly found out during a class when one of the players casually asked me how my game went (I was playing softball at the time) and we had never once talked. Apparently she was a couple weeks into pretending to be me with some guy. He kept insisting that I knew who he was and was telling me details only I would know (or my roommate...) I was dumbfounded until he pulled up messages on his phone from MY STUDENT EMAIL to him. I confronted my roommate and she denied it. It took me getting the school involved. She wasn't even disciplined, just moved to a separate dorm. I still think she is absolutely crazy.5 -
MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »RunHardBeStrong wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »I'm catfishing everyone, I'm not even a lizard
Damn it. Now I am gonna have to rethink the lizard habitat I built for you in my basement.
Well lets not be too hasty there, is it warm?
Yes. Only the best for you.0 -
I have not, but my husband did before we ever met. He was talking to three different girls at the same time, gave them pictures of a different guy he knew. What's funny is eventually he told them the truth, and they all continued to want to talk to him.
Ah well, doesn't matter. He is all mine now.
That is interesting... Did your husband ever explain why he lied to them?0 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »I spent the summer in Montreal with a friend. I met a guy there, we hit it off, had a great summer together. But Montreal is 6+ hours away, so we said Good-Bye and left it there. A month or so goes by, he adds me to facebook. We start talking again. Hes supposed to be my way in a few months, he's inquiring if any sort of long distance type relationship could work. I was hesitant but figured I'd give it a shot. During the months that follow, we get to know one another very well. Its evident we care for one another, but he doesn't come, and he also will not talk to me on the phone. I'm annoyed at this point, not with him not coming because life happens but you can pick up the phone. Turns out I was talking with my friend the whole time. The one I went to visit. She made a fake account the whole shebang. I never spoke to anyone "online" again until I came here. And even now, I've only let few in. Overall I just have a hard time trusting people on the internet now.
Wow that's pretty fuckd up. Why did she even do it?! Are you two still friends anymore?0 -
MacrosandMacaroons wrote: »I have not, but my husband did before we ever met. He was talking to three different girls at the same time, gave them pictures of a different guy he knew. What's funny is eventually he told them the truth, and they all continued to want to talk to him.
Ah well, doesn't matter. He is all mine now.
That is interesting... Did your husband ever explain why he lied to them?
He has never had the best self esteem, and it was worse back when he did this. He told me he didn't feel comfortable showing them how he really looked because he thought they would quit talking to him. He is cutie patootie to me, though. lol0 -
When I decided to do online dating, had a dude message me with a too perfect profile. Pictures of a couple perfect girls, and he was a "traveling business man" who spent a lot of time "travelling to Europe". And after one or two messages was "falling in love". I knew nothing about dating scammers, but this guy rang all of my BS alarms, after asking some personal questions and getting inconsistant answers I blocked him. It was a couple days after that I joined their forum that I learned he was a textbook scam, and how it worked.
I was mad, but at the same time thought it was funny, because on paper I had all the hallmarks of low self esteem, easy victim, but in reality that's simply not the case.0 -
MacrosandMacaroons wrote: »I have not, but my husband did before we ever met. He was talking to three different girls at the same time, gave them pictures of a different guy he knew. What's funny is eventually he told them the truth, and they all continued to want to talk to him.
Ah well, doesn't matter. He is all mine now.
That is interesting... Did your husband ever explain why he lied to them?
He has never had the best self esteem, and it was worse back when he did this. He told me he didn't feel comfortable showing them how he really looked because he thought they would quit talking to him. He is cutie patootie to me, though. lol
Your husband is dark watch yourself ☝️3 -
Yea once, I wasn’t a dick about it I went through with the date but after that I ghosted
Not see why people do that ? If you plan to meet someone
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I'm pretty sure I have been catfished. . I play Words With Friends with my sister and every now and then I will get a random game request. That's not usual, I sometimes play a smart match with random people, but never really chat to them. But three times now I have had men claiming to be on deployment, who are supposedly doctors but have very bad grammar and spelling and I slaughter them at Words. They seem to be interested only in my captivating beauty (which is suspicious enough) and getting my number. When I declined then they resigned the game. Really, at least finish the game you started!! Or was the 250 point lead I had too much?3
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Seen plenty of catfish on here, theres one or two wondering around here right now.... but I've never been one or been caught by one, I don't think.2
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slimgirljo15 wrote: »Seen plenty of catfish on here, theres one or two wondering around her right now.... but I've never been one or been caught by one, I don't think.
I'm actually a 300lbs Caucasian man with 6% body fat that competes regularly. I just found this asian guy's pictures all over the internet and decided to fishcat (reverse catfish) as a social experiment.
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slimgirljo15 wrote: »Seen plenty of catfish on here, theres one or two wondering around her right now.... but I've never been one or been caught by one, I don't think.
I'm actually a 300lbs Caucasian man with 6% body fat that competes regularly. I just found this asian guy's pictures all over the internet and decided to fishcat (reverse catfish) as a social experiment.
Don't lie to me Mary.. I know who you are girly and thats 15% bf .. :laugh:1 -
I only did this once and it was WAY before I knew what "catfishing" was, 1999 or 2000. I set up a fake account on some social site with a photo of a skinny, petite, professional-looking blonde woman in her late 20s, the opposite of my obese, tall, punk/goth brunette early 20s self.
I wanted to see how guys responded to her versus me. To my great surprise, the way guys responded to me was much better & much more interesting. "Her" conversations were extremely boring and she got a lot of attention from professional men in their 40s-50s. I did lead on a couple of them but not very far.
I don't think I've ever been catfished though. When I've met guys online (including both of my husbands, lol) I always met them face to face within about a week to avoid issues.0 -
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Versicolour wrote: »I'm pretty sure I have been catfished. . I play Words With Friends with my sister and every now and then I will get a random game request. That's not usual, I sometimes play a smart match with random people, but never really chat to them. But three times now I have had men claiming to be on deployment, who are supposedly doctors but have very bad grammar and spelling and I slaughter them at Words. They seem to be interested only in my captivating beauty (which is suspicious enough) and getting my number. When I declined then they resigned the game. Really, at least finish the game you started!! Or was the 250 point lead I had too much?
On Words with Friends!? That's just nutty
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Clever_User_Name wrote: »Everyone named Jenny is a catfish, so watch out fellas.
I knew it....1 -
when I first joined MFP on 2012, I met few ladies with the same interest (cheese) lol we ended up forming a group, I think one of us might have been a catfish. she only have 2 photos of her both on facebook and mfp, she just disappeared but I'm not sure if she's actually legit. she looked like a Barbie and really gorgeous0
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ruffalicious wrote: »when I first joined MFP on 2012, I met few ladies with the same interest (cheese) lol we ended up forming a group, I think one of us might have been a catfish. she only have 2 photos of her both on facebook and mfp, she just disappeared but I'm not sure if she's actually legit. she looked like a Barbie and really gorgeous
And do you think cheese was her / his end game befriended you to get her/his hands on your cheese .
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seltzermint555 wrote: »I only did this once and it was WAY before I knew what "catfishing" was, 1999 or 2000. I set up a fake account on some social site with a photo of a skinny, petite, professional-looking blonde woman in her late 20s, the opposite of my obese, tall, punk/goth brunette early 20s self.
I wanted to see how guys responded to her versus me. To my great surprise, the way guys responded to me was much better & much more interesting. "Her" conversations were extremely boring and she got a lot of attention from professional men in their 40s-50s. I did lead on a couple of them but not very far.
I don't think I've ever been catfished though. When I've met guys online (including both of my husbands, lol) I always met them face to face within about a week to avoid issues.
Try that again today. I bet you would get a way different experience.1 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »I only did this once and it was WAY before I knew what "catfishing" was, 1999 or 2000. I set up a fake account on some social site with a photo of a skinny, petite, professional-looking blonde woman in her late 20s, the opposite of my obese, tall, punk/goth brunette early 20s self.
I wanted to see how guys responded to her versus me. To my great surprise, the way guys responded to me was much better & much more interesting. "Her" conversations were extremely boring and she got a lot of attention from professional men in their 40s-50s. I did lead on a couple of them but not very far.
I don't think I've ever been catfished though. When I've met guys online (including both of my husbands, lol) I always met them face to face within about a week to avoid issues.
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ruffalicious wrote: »when I first joined MFP on 2012, I met few ladies with the same interest (cheese) lol we ended up forming a group, I think one of us might have been a catfish. she only have 2 photos of her both on facebook and mfp, she just disappeared but I'm not sure if she's actually legit. she looked like a Barbie and really gorgeous
And do you think cheese was her / his end game befriended you to get her/his hands on your cheese .
lmao I remember we made a song about cheese. i think it goes "sweet dreams are made of cheese, who am i to diss a brie" lol0 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »I only did this once and it was WAY before I knew what "catfishing" was, 1999 or 2000. I set up a fake account on some social site with a photo of a skinny, petite, professional-looking blonde woman in her late 20s, the opposite of my obese, tall, punk/goth brunette early 20s self.
I wanted to see how guys responded to her versus me. To my great surprise, the way guys responded to me was much better & much more interesting. "Her" conversations were extremely boring and she got a lot of attention from professional men in their 40s-50s. I did lead on a couple of them but not very far.
I don't think I've ever been catfished though. When I've met guys online (including both of my husbands, lol) I always met them face to face within about a week to avoid issues.
Where I hear 40s and 50s... probably married looking to talk to a 20 year old? Ya they are not concerned about great convo0 -
I love Catfish. My wife? Not so much. So, when I prepare fish for dinner, it's usually Halibut or Salmon. Or of course, sushi, if we feel like going out.0
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I'm catfishing everyone right now. I'm not near as cool or good-looking as the guy in the pics on my MFP page. I'm really just a lonely 27 year old guy, with extreme eczema, living in my parents' basement.2
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seltzermint555 wrote: »I only did this once and it was WAY before I knew what "catfishing" was, 1999 or 2000. I set up a fake account on some social site with a photo of a skinny, petite, professional-looking blonde woman in her late 20s, the opposite of my obese, tall, punk/goth brunette early 20s self.
I wanted to see how guys responded to her versus me. To my great surprise, the way guys responded to me was much better & much more interesting. "Her" conversations were extremely boring and she got a lot of attention from professional men in their 40s-50s. I did lead on a couple of them but not very far.
I don't think I've ever been catfished though. When I've met guys online (including both of my husbands, lol) I always met them face to face within about a week to avoid issues.
Where I hear 40s and 50s... probably married looking to talk to a 20 year old? Ya they are not concerned about great convo
I think I had "her" at 28 or 29 and the photo looked like a newscaster, blond bob, very conservative, etc. I really think that had a lot to do with it. And of course I didn't know what someone like that would talk about, so I wasn't contributing much to the conversations with those men...actually most of them talked about looking for someone to have children with, they were single or divorced & ultraconservative. Perhaps some were married and looking to cheat with "her", I have no clue.
The guys who talked to the real me were my age, 20s.
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I’m far too self-conscious to believe attractive women want to talk to me, so I just ignore them. So, no, I’ve never been catfished0
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