Dating is no longer the same as it was years ago. Instead of meeting someone in person and hitting it off, or getting put up on a blind date by friends, the internet and dating apps have created an in-between zone.
You might think you know who you’re talking to when you meet someone on a dating app. You may feel a connection, but until you meet in person, this is essentially a blind date. People may lie on their profiles or submit photos that do not accurately represent their appearance. Meeting someone on an app and then meeting them in person might be jarring.
One lady, Jocelyn, detailed her recent dating experience on the app Bumble. According to Bumble’s description, “women always make the first move,” so when Jocelyn was matched with a man called Myles who appeared to be rather attractive, she opted to message him via the app.
Jocelyn quickly provided Myles with her phone number and requested he text her so they could arrange to meet for dinner. There were no warning signs at this point, but the moment Myles texted her, she was on high alert for reasons unrelated to anything he typed.
Jocelyn noted that Myles’ texts were in the green. She has an iPhone, and on an iPhone, texts from other iPhones are blue, whereas texts from other phones, such as an Android phone, are green. This wouldn’t have troubled her if she hadn’t discovered something in one of Myles’ photos. He was dressed in an Apple Watch.
While Jocelyn isn’t certain why Myles stopped contacting her, she does know that his Bumble account was deleted, which may have alerted him to the fact that something was wrong. Bumble commented on her initial video about Myles, saying, “We’re so sad to hear about this! We located and permanently removed the member.”
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