Navigating dating apps can be a difficult experience
In Lalalaletmeexplain's hit column, readers ask for her expert advice on their own love, sex and relationship problems.
After the date ended, I messaged to say it was lovely to meet him and I thoroughly enjoyed our time together. He messaged the same back. A couple of days later I messaged to see if he would like to meet up again - he said yes, perhaps later in the week and then went quiet. I felt he was getting quite distant and my gut was telling me he was ghosting me. I messaged again just to check in.... no reply from him.
Dating can be really brutal, and it can take a bit of a thick skin to not internalise all the failed encounters or to see the rejections as meaning that you're unworthy or unlovable. It’s important to know that you aren’t alone in these experiences and that it’s not personal. It’s a symptom of the rise of dating apps and social media.
Maybe he intended to but realised you were too savvy, who knows? The point is - nothing happened. He left you alone. Catfishing is rife on dating apps. Some catfishes are lonely, unconfident people who are using other people's pictures because they fear that nobody will be attracted to their own. Some are fraudsters and scammers who catfish with the intention of stealing money from their victims.
• Verify their identity via social media. If they say they don’t have social media, then it’s a bit of a red flag – especially if they have perfect Insta looking pictures on their profile. If they do have social media, make sure it looks legit. Check for tags or comments from real friends or family. Make sure their followers don’t look like they’re all people they’ve met on dating apps.
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