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Real life rules dont seem to apply to online dating.

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watchforthesnail · 27/06/2013 09:52

This is my conclusion, after yet another near miss disaster. Met a man on match ( paid site, should be more serious about a relationship, according to some) Got chatting, date arranged for this saturday.
Few things came up that made me go Hmm, like job, various hobbies and certain attitudes. Told by friends in real life, both male and female, to stop making a drama out of something that isnt there, and to give him a chance.

He started to get overly keen, and again, friends tell me its just that he likes me.. So i try to ignore the now red flags flapping in the breeze.

Few probing questions, and a bit of googling and i come up with no less than 12 fb accounts, all where hes friends with himself, some profiles hes listed as married, he doesnt work, has an overdosing ex who hes still heavily involved with, children he doesnt see nor support and a ton of weird hobbies and madcap schemes that he thinks will make him rich.

Ive cancelled the date, obviously. Its rubbish that people are never what they appear. friends say its me, and then are dumbfounded everytime something weird like this happens.

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DiaryOfAWimpyMum · 27/06/2013 10:25

I was chatting to a guy who looked around 20, so I asked for a more recent picture, he had almost doubled his size in body weight, another one lied about his height, another about his job.

I gave up.

At least you were sensible enough to google etc.

watchforthesnail · 27/06/2013 10:33

i dread to think if i hadnt googled.

broken, its not so much about where you met, just that in real life people dont seem to expect this kind of weirdness. Or have any idea how much some people lie...

my advice from friends ( again, male and female) was that he clearly liked me, and to just take things on face value and give him a chance.

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NandH · 27/06/2013 10:39

Thank god you cancelled the date! What on earth...!!!

watchforthesnail · 27/06/2013 10:57

theres more to it, seems hes some sort of keyboard warrior, sitting in his house all day ( not working) making models, slating the govt and trying mad cap fundrasing which only raises £14 and slagging off grant givers and local business that they didnt give him more... thats before we get into anything else. More red flags than a red flag convention. I keep finding more stuff too....

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Hissy · 27/06/2013 14:41

Lesson for you here love, is to trust your clearly fine tuned instincts!

Well done!

Yonihadtoask · 27/06/2013 14:44

Yes, there are plenty of ahem unsuitable dates our there in internet dating land.

I had to work my way through a few before I met my lovely DH.

SourSweets · 27/06/2013 22:41

Oh my god, what a near miss! Just thought I'd pipe up to say this: don't give up hope! After a series of awful, weird and awkward dates I finally met the man I am now married to.. It can happen. Good luck! (It was from match too)

ALittleStranger · 27/06/2013 23:18

I'm not sure what the real life rules are that didn't apply here? You were in contact with someone, he emerged to be a weirdo, you pulled away? It's pretty much the same approach you'd take if you met someone at a party that turned out to be strange after chatting for a bit.

Yes OD is full off odd-bods. As is real life, but they don't have as easy means to talk to you there. But by the same token I bet you spend a lot of time passing people on the street you think are attractive. OD takes that, gives you a bit more detail about them and an acceptable way to say hi. Got to take the perks with the drawbacks.

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