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[this is my nic]

@kittyloo

Very sorry on the loss of your late husband.  Best wishes  on your new marriage, seems you are very happy.  You were smart to detect the catfishers!  

[Lipstickdiva]

I'm sure it's happened on this board. 

[deepwaterdotter]

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@ALRATIBA wrote:

Only catfishng I've been involved with has been with a rod and reel on the Sacramento  River.   

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And my only involvement with "catfishing" has to do with beaten egg, cornmeal, and a frypan.

[catter70]

I guess I'm the oddball here. I've been divorced 20 years and haven't dated in 18 years. I don't need the drama of it all. Happy to be alone.

[LurkyLoo]

I don’t even like catfish, the fish variety (no offense to those who do!); I'm definitely not interested in being baited by the human version. Completely content with the people I'm blessed to have in my life, though I too am divorced with no regrets there at all.

In all seriousness, though.. it's sad and can be tragic that so many are yet taken in by these dishonest, parasitic types. They have always been around, but the internet has seemingly made their tasks much more convenient and widespread.

Thankfully, no one I know personally has been a victim of catfishing. Yet! I worry about some young, or otherwise emotionally vulnerable people in my life. Those suffering early stages of dementia, etc. 

[sweetee2]

I do know someone very close to me that has gone through this and it's not funny. Their are people out there that are so lonely, living by themselves just want someone to talk to and that's how it starts. This person went on POF which all of you have heard of. He was in the military,  had a good job and just wanted someone to share it with. It starts out slow talking then switched to a talking web sight.  As you might guess she needed a laptop to Skype.  She couldn't finger out how. Then her parents had died leaving her a gold mine in Gauna which she needed money to take to the bank to release the paper work. She even sent s fake copy from a lawyer about the mine.  They had their whole future planned.  They were going to be rich beyond measure. Until my dil found her picture on a porn sight.   He was devastated. Luckily all he was out was a laptop.

[OKPrincess]

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

People can be just so desperate for an emotional connection with another person they are willing to believe the stranger on the internet is exactly what they claim to be.  We are all vulnerable.  

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I agree with you. Well said.

[GCR18]

No.  I don't think I would look for a guy online, but I won't say never.  I can say that I will never give anyone my money.  No way, no how.  

[kittyloo]

honestly, never say never. while dh was alive, i used to say, if anything happened to him i would never remarry. just collect cats. 

It took me about 6 years or so of not dating, to realize that i 

 a connection. 

you have to be on your toes, and there is a learning curve to the whole online thing. 

starts to get familiar soon enough.

[Kachina624]

@this is my nic.   First you need to define "catfishing".  Many here will have no idea what you're talking about.