bene Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 For me lying about age (or any other quantifiable characteristic) indicates that the person is not looking for anything serious or long term. I remember I saw once a profile of a guy with whom I had gone on a few dates but nothing came from it. To my surprise he presented himself several years younger, obviously to fit to filter criteria to be under a certain round number. I realized that apparently he wasn’t looking for a real relationship at all. If you just want to hook up, there is no difference whether you even told your real name. But if you’re looking for a relationship then it feels wrong to start with a lie. It leaves the other person wondering what else could you have lied about. As for looking X years younger - I think there isn’t one certain way how a 30, 40 or 50 year old should look like. But in the combination of looks, life experience etc we are our age, there is no way around it. Age is not just about having or not having wrinkles.
Michelle ma Belle Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 I find this a little confusing. Sorry if that seems like an obvious thing to you but I'd like to ask: to what purpose would you try and hide your dob from facebook when you've given them your real name, out of curiosity? You don't have to give your real name. I didn't. And for good reason; don't want anyone searching me up. I have a pseudo name instead. Many people do anymore I've noticed. Apart from my bday, I don't have anything filled out in my FB profile. You absolutely can choose to not fill that information in. As for why someone would not give their real dob...easy...access. Facebook has a minimum age requirement when first creating an account. My son, at the time, was not of age and just changed his dob to reflect the min criteria. Easy peasy. I'm not saying FB isn't notorious for violating privacy issues but there are indeed ways to circumnavigate some aspects if you really want to.
Recommended Posts