Have you ever been catfished or catfished 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 -
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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