This is so true. Whenever I have connected to potential dating partners over social media I have a different perspective of them and my b.s. detecting antennas have disappeared. I used to have a pretty good self image of myself but then I had a best friend who would get many hundreds of likes more than me and that really screwed up my perception of myself even though I had better grades and even better looks than her. But I always said I looked like shit.
I used the friendship part of a dating app once to find female friends and I only met one girl. The girls never replied or if they did they just asked questions. Like an interview. I had been told I was better than other girls but I never believed it till I interacted with girls on that app. They had a circle of friends already so idk why they even installed that app. Guys were better in the sense that they would exchange numbers and meet.
I wish there was no Instagram. Even whatsapp is full of people’s statuses now. Every app I install seems to want to be the one to make me finish my internet pack. Even in college we had to use whatsapp for class updates. The day I get married and have some friends in my area I am throwing my phone. Landline it is.