You\u2019ve probably heard the term \u201ccatfishing\u201d \u2013 where someone creates a fake persona to use online (often for abuse, fraud, trolling, wish fulfillment or other nefarious dealings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there\u2019s a new term in town\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kittenfishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, if you use any sort of app to find dates, chances are you\u2019ve done it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve used excessive filters, outdates photos, lied about little things like your age\/height\/weight, or even posed next to a nice car or boat to pretend it\u2019s yours \u2026 and you participated in kittenfishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know what you\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cI\u2019ve just been calling it lying.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And you would be correct. It\u2019s just now we have a proper term for it (at least in relation to dating apps). It also might be confusing compared to the little white lies we\u2019ve told in chat. For example, if someone asks what you\u2019re doing and you say \u201cI\u2019m out with friends\u201d instead of the truth of \u201csitting on the toilet with bad stomach cramps\u201d, it\u2019s not kittenfishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you paint a picture that is very different from reality (with just enough truth sprinkled in) then yes, you\u2019re guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So why do people do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m guessing you probably already know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the competitive nature of app swipes, people feel they need to brighten up their glow in order to snag that first date \u2013 then they hope their true colors will win the day. They rely on deception to get through the door and pull out their charm, intelligence, wit, and other gambits to try and get a second date (or at least some pillow time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The problem with this is\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lie is a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And when someone sees their date has bent the truth to nearly breaking, there\u2019s a very high percentage the other half is going to ditch the liar. The smaller percentage that doesn\u2019t care and stays \u2026 it shows they might be someone who will fabricate the truth as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a slippery slope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So many people say, \u201cthere are no good men\/women left\u201d, it\u2019s probably best to just be honest and get fewer swipes, but ones that are going to be a better fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about you? What details have you \u201cfudged\u201d on dating apps?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ve probably heard the term \u201ccatfishing\u201d \u2013 where someone creates a fake persona to use online (often for abuse, fraud, trolling, wish fulfillment or other…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[432,453,7],"tags":[96,9],"class_list":["post-633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intimate-relationship","category-sex-life","category-sex-passion","tag-dating","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"\n