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[–]venecia 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

For some of these people, it's like their profiles online, are who they are.

You said it perfectly. I remember back when I was using online dating (total shitshow), the people I was meeting ended up feeling betrayed or used in some way when I decided not to pursue a relationship after meeting up. One even told me, outright, that the person I met online was their ''real'' self, so to reject them on the basis of how they physically came across in person is shallow and mean. I could so easily see a uwu cute transgirl thinking that the entire world is going to think they're just so adorable irl, and fume when the reality is different.

I no longer make friends or real connections online. It's only ''real'' when we met up, no matter how much they bleat otherwise. Lasting, intimate relationships don't happen behind a screen.