Common Sense

Don't lie to me about something you know I'm going to find out sooner or later. You don't want my first impression to be that you're a liar.  Lying on a website designed to find dates and relationships is just plain stupid.

Example 1:

One guy had on his profile that he was a pharmacist. After talking with him, he said that he works at two or three different pharmacies.  This sounded like a guy who didn't have much free time on his hands, let alone time for a relationship.  Then he confessed, "Well, I'm not really a pharmacist yet.  I'm still in school and I haven't gotten my license yet." Yeah, being a student and being a pharmacist are two different things. That's why there's an option for "student" on the occupation section.  Studying to be a pharmacist is respectable. Pretending that you already are one is not.

Example 2:

Posting confusing pictures of yourself.  One guy winked at me but I had to reject him because I had no idea what he looked like!   Don't get me wrong, he had lots of photos, but they were always of the same group of friends over and over again.  He didn't have any photos of just himself.  I had no idea who he was amongst all these guys, which I guess was the point.  He didn't want people to know who he was.  He rather have them hope he was the best looking guy in the photo.  Instead, I assumed he was the worst looking guy in the photo.  Otherwise if he was okay with how he looked, he would have at least posted a couple of solo pics, right?

Example 3:

Posting old pictures of yourself.  Pictures of when you were thinner.   Much thinner.  I was supposed to meet a guy at a bowling alley.   I walked right past him because I didn't recognize him!  I only stopped because he called my name.  He was at least 30 pounds heavier than what his photos showed.   And I guess his pants were too big (maybe he used to weigh more!) because when he'd go to throw the ball, his butt crack would make an appearance. That's not sexy.  Come on guys! Wear a belt or something. You have to know that when it's your turn to bowl, all we can see is your ass, right?  Girls know that.  It's why we don't wear skirts when we bowl.  The guy was perfectly nice and we had fun, but it was a waste of a date because I wasn't attracted to him.  When I got home I checked his profile again to read his description of his body type. "About average" it said. Yeah. Only because America has an obesity epidemic.

Come on guys, what's the plan here? Are you hoping to lure us in with your witty conversation so by the time we meet you and the truth comes out, we'll be able to ignore the fact that you lied to us from the get-go? Lying from the start is a big red flag. I want someone I can trust, someone I can believe. Not a big fat liar, no pun intended. Use your common sense!