This Hack Will Allow You To Determine If You're Being Catfished On Tinder
You don't need Nev for this one.
Catfish: Everyone's biggest dating app fear.
In the world of online dating, Tinder has become the new normal. The speed at which you can see hundreds of people, their photos, and their profiles all while deciding whether or not you think you two would hit it off is speed dating on steroids.
But underneath the fairly effortless attempts at finding a match in love and in life is the fear that the person who swiped right just like you did for them isn't actually a person after all, but a robot.
Now Nev and Max from Catfish don't have time to investigate every incident of are you who you say you are, so we compiled some tips and tricks when it comes to figuring out if you've matched with someone of the R2-D2 family.
1. There is missing information from their profile such as a photo or bio.
There's no information about this person anywhere on their profile. And by no information we need no occupation, no fun facts, not even a douchy quote or even a nod to "KCCO."
Most people take this lack of description as nothing more than sheer laziness, but it could be an initial red flag that the person you matched with is, in fact, not an actual person.
2. They only have one photo on their profile.
Albeit may be the best photo they've ever taken in their life. They might've captured the best angle in the best lighting and their dog might've been looking at the camera in this one picture out of the 349 they took, but this is still a red flag.
You should also be on the lookout for photoshopped photos, or photos that don't seem like they were taken in earnest. A quick Google image search will help you determine whether or not this photo is real or a stock image pulled from elsewhere.
3. They act like Jimmy John's when replying to your messages and are freaky fast.
I think we can all appreciate someone who doesn't play games and responds to messages in a timely fashion. It helps you know they're engaged and interested. However, some messages that are sent and immediately responded to are reason for another red flag.
If you're typing and they're already responding to something else it might seem like they're a robot, and they probably are.
4. Some of the things they respond to you make absolutely no sense.
There's a difference between "did you mean to send that to me?" and "what are you even talking about?"
It's easy to get conversations confused, especially if you're talking to multiple people at once on a dating app. But when someone sends you something that makes absolutely no sense it could mean they're not an actually person who is sending the messages.
5. They're eager to get off Tinder and start texting or messaging somewhere else.
I think there's a certain type of etiquette involved with Tinder that involves moving from messaging to texting. A few messages and pleasant conversation indicating some form of compatibility is standard before either side of the swipe is looking to exchange digits.
If someone is abrasive and outright asks for your number without even talking to you, they're probably a robot (and a rude one at that.)
6. They seem way too good to be true.
If she looks like a model she's probably a model and not on Tinder. Again, a quick Google image search will indicate whether or not the photos on the profile are photos associated with that specific person.
And if they seem to good to be true, they probably are.
So make like a six-year-old who just had their crayons stolen and tattle tail on that bot. Here are the four easy steps to report someone on Tinder:
1. Head to your matches by tapping the chat bubble symbol in the upper right corner.
2. Select the fake profile you want to report.
3.Tap the three dots in the upper right corner.
4. Select Report [their name] and tap Feels Like Spam.
Now pat yourself on the back and keep on swiping. Just because you matched with a bot doesn't mean real people aren't ready and waiting to kindle your fire.