The Internet is a great place to pretend to be someone you're not.That's why popular online dating site OKCupid looked at statistics and its user base to discover the biggest lies we tell to potential mates.
Nerds.As we all know,the Internet is a great place to pretend to be someone you're not.For instance,here's me in Second Life having a great time:
Anyhow,in many online situations,self-misrepresentation is totally harmless.Like,who cares if your Halo 3 avatar is taller than you are in real life?Or if flickr thinks you're single when you're really married?But in online dating,where the whole goal is to eventually meet other people in person,creating a false impression is a whole different deal.
People do everything they can in their OkCupid profiles to make themselves seem awesome,and surely many of our users genuinely are.But it's very hard for the casual browser to tell truth from fiction.With our behind-the-scenes perspective,we're able to shed some light on some typical claims and the likely realities behind them.
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