Online Dating: Truth Comes Before Trust
Posted October 27th, 2011Written by RPD Staff
When one engages in the world of online dating, a certain number of little white lies are almost always involved. After all, what’s an inch, or pound or two, among two people who are destined **cough** to become life partners? According to the majority of online daters, these slight untruths are trivial. At least, that is the logical conclusion one must draw in considering the fact that more than half of all online daters lie about their weight. Height and annual income are also squarely on the list of most-modified truths, and with details like these already on the line, can greater online treachery be just a stone’s throw away?
This, in fact, seems true as a growing number of scammers have taken to the field of online dating as the next, great cash-rich territory to conquer. After months or even years of building a trusted relationship, these significant others-slash-fraudsters will brazenly make a request for money – for a sick relative in need, to make a trip for the long awaited union, or for any other crisis or situation that is likely to tug on your heart strings and open your wallet. What’s more, online daters make even more attractive victims because they are less likely than victims of other scams to report such activity after suffering the embarrassment, heartache and emotional turmoil of having taken part in a relationship forged on fakery.