Castfish

The documentary Catfish was very interesting. Even though I was very familiar with the show and what was going to happen it was very interesting to watch. In the beginning, you could tell how interested Nev was in Meg. He enjoyed the conversation and was intrigued to know more. However, his curiosity killed the cat. The more Nev and his friends began to dig more into Meg's life the more things no longer made sense. Their relationship was so interesting to him and his friends that they began recording the story. As their questions began to build up they had to go see for themselves. Of course, when they got there all of their assumptions were true. Of course, Meg wasn’t the young beautiful woman she portrayed herself to be. But an older woman who apparently had too much time on her hand. She had fabricated an entire life with some random person pictures and played her role perfectly. You can not say that Nev was too disappointed because he kind of knew what he was stepping into. But, there still a level of disappointment that showed on his face. Deep down he probably still hoped that the person he had been talking to was really that person. Unfortunately, that was not the case for him. Also, Meg, which turned out to be Angela, still could not tell the truth when she was confronted. She still continues to lie like the truth would not come out.

Situations like this are happening every day. Online people you can be whoever they want and the computer helps them hid who they really are. Online dating is a very risky way to date. If you think about it. People already pretend to be someone they are not in person so online is like fun and games to some people. Sure, not everyone is trying to hurt the people they come in contact but probably simply fill a void that they have. Some may be ashamed or embarrassed by themselves or their situation and need a relief. However, this is selfish to the other person who may be looking for something real. You must have your guard up online dating and for those who do not and end up in similar situations must end up hurt.

 Today, this is a situation that is very known and I am sure that people take many precautions to prevent this but for everyone else, this was just a lesson for all internet users.