Cat+Fish=Shady

I just yesterday came across this show on MTV called Catfish. I'm sure I'm waaaaay behind on this but I was hooked immediately. Once my husband got home, he too was hooked, then my brother in law. Just in case you are like us and don't watch MTV ever, it's about these young adults who find online relationships but never meet the people. Something then happens that makes them suspicious of the other person not being true about who they really are. These two men Nev and Max are then on a quest to essentially out the person stringing this innocent and vulnerable human being along. It's amazing. Here is a link in case you want to investigate the show yourself Catfish The Show


I sincerely wish I could do what Nev and Max do because they bring truth back into a world that thrives on pretending to be someone we are not. I think it must be amazing to do something like that AND get paid. Anyways...

The people who are "catfishing" the innocent souls often have deeper issues they are dealing with and occasionally is some asshole douchebag that wants to "practice his moves" before going out in to the real world to get a girlfriend. It's pretty hard to watch these people get up the courage to finally meet someone that they love, yes LOVE, hold on...*Side note, the fact that John has been talking to Jane for 6.5 years and has never so much as met, video chatted or seen a picture of her from the neck down seems like a stretch. However these people really do fall in love with one another* Ok where was I....watching them get up the courage to meet the love of his life is hard. 9/10 times the person who walks out of the front door is female (which pisses me off ladies), significantly over weight, NOT the person in the pictures they are sending and have real issues they eventually own up to. The truthful person is always amazed at how betrayed they feel often asking "Who ARE you?" I mean, can you imagine being in love with someone for 6 years and finally meeting them, only to find out they weren't who you thought you were? Sure people do this all the time in person, meeting someone and falling in love only to find out they were hiding some sort of secret that defines who they are as a person. It can lead to break ups or divorce. It's not much different than that but for some reason it just seems so much worse.

I'm already cautious about who I befriend on the internet and I have NEVER been friends with someone that I didn't already know in person. For example, my friend Amy introduced me to Cortney at her birthday party a few months ago. Cortney added me on FB, that's normal. Me getting a friend request from someone I don't know and don't have any mutual friends with....creepy! Let's all just be careful out there. Get proof before you invest so much of yourself into a relationship. It doesn't seem like it's that difficult of a process but I guess when you're lonely and looking to get out there it can be hard. Just be safe, my friends.