Do You Lie on Your Dating Profile?
Posted by Jess - 22/07/10 at 09:07 am
According to OkCupid, many of us are less than honest about our online profiles. Among the facts uncovered….
1. Not all men are actually 6ft tall. Here’s a fact that Christie has been preaching for years. Apparently, 6ft is basically the gold standard for all men so it’s common to “round up.”
2. Women lie about their height too. I guess some of us have that model fantasy but I’m 5′2″ and happy about it. I figure it keeps the dating pool wide open. All men are taller than me and I can wear the highest heels I want. Why would I want to stretch it?
3. People are not as rich as they say. Turns out, we’re all lying about this one (although personally, I never answer that question). Men are stretching the truth further than women but on average, there’s about a 20% inflation represented in online profiles.
4. Profile photos aren’t always recentAren’t they sneaky over at OKC? They went back to the photo coding and they can see when the file was created. They worked it out that the most attractive photos are the most likely to be out of date. That makes sense to me though. It’s not often you take a really great photo of yourself. When you do, you tend to hang onto it longer. My advice is just to mention the date in the caption.
5. Bisexuals aren’t bisexuals. Apparently, people who categorize themselves as bi-sexuals are spending the majority of their time contacting only one gender category. I have no idea why and nothing more to say on it.
Do you ever lie on your profile? Have you ever met someone in person and felt that had misled you with their profile?
