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I've gone out with men before and been laughed at for sending my friends my live location. I've been told "I'm so offended that you'd think that of me." But that's what all women have to do. Our guards are 100% up until we know we are safe. Yesterday I got catfished on tinder by
the most believable profile and conversation. But being a woman and constantly questioning my safety I needed more reassurance. Whenever I get chatting to someone I don't know, I like to scope out a social media profile myself, just to be sure. I couldn't find his. Without
going into too much detail of how (because I know whoever this was follows me on twitter), on little information I found the real owner of the photos he was using. I confronted him. He poured out to me that he was insecure and this was his way of doing things because women
didn't find him attractive. So was catfishing his punishment for women? This man is dangerous and shows no regard for the emotional or physical wellbeing of the women he talks to. He invited me to his apartment and god forbid what could have happened if I wasn't conditioned as a
woman to always second guess someone's true intentions. Please to anyone reading this, never ever trust blindly and always trust your gut. If anyone ever needs any advice or help discovering if someone is genuine online please do not hesitate to message me.
To the men reading this. Please don't laugh at our seemingly far fetched fears and think it's impossible that the women you are dating are ever in "real" danger. Just because you wouldn't do it doesn't mean it doesn't happen and this is a very real worry we all struggle with.
And to the man who did this who is most definitely reading, please know you have made me uncomfortable on all forms of social media and what you are doing is disgusting and not okay. This is your own problem to solve, not one to project onto vulnerable women.
