Research we have covered tells us that 25% of the community thinks telling "white lies" is okay online, but about 50% do it.
Hard to say where to come down on this. It is wrong to lie on an internet dating site. But a lot of people are lonely and desperate and likely feel they need to lie. Seeing on the women on match.com and datingdirect.com who flattly say "no bald guys" I would imagine shallowness and lies run in both directions.
Generally lies about physical size will soon enough be resolved if the two parties ever meet. From talking with friends I know that most experienced online daters have had a size shock, but its something that's clear. If I made a profile listing my weight as 145 pounds you would not be able to hold your dinner down on meeting me.
But we can only think about the big lies that are going on: marriage status, number of children, and other lies that get told later but are not on a profile like HIV status or last HIV test.
But we do live in a world of lies
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