"Kittenfishing" may sound adorable but it's not exactly the cat's meow when it comes to online dating. Coined by the dating app Hinge, kittenfishing involves embellishing or misrepresenting yourself online in an effort to make yourself look more desirable and attract whom you want. And dating apps are littered with kittenfishing attempts. If you doubt how common kittenfishing is, just look at all the dating profiles out there and compare them to what you have seen in real life."
Kittenfishing defeats a big purpose of dating: finding the right match for you. It can end up wasting time. If you use photos on dating profiles that don't really look like you in real life or fabricate different aspects of your life, you might mislead someone into investing in a connection that isn't genuine. This practice arises from insecurity and the pressures to attract potential partners, ultimately skewing the dating experience.
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