> These are just my crazy theories, so maybe I'm way off base. You absolutely are not. From my experience I'd say about 30%+ of the pictures that were posted t

> These are just my crazy theories, so maybe I'm way off base. You absolutely are not. From my experience I'd say about 30%+ of the pictures that were posted to OkC 2+ years ago were doctored in some major way (I'm a straight man so this anecdotally only applies to women's pictures). Using your "own" picture that's doctored is easier to justify for these folks vs. just using someone else's. Also, these people are still going on real-world dates, so if they look like an entirely different person they're taking on more risk vs. using weird Instagram filters. > I'm not saying that all or even most people would use this technology in dating I think most wouldn't employ this sort of deceit like you posit, as MOST of people I went on dates with were totally operating in good-faith. BUT - there will be a huge chunk of people that are happy to do the mental gymnastics to justify posting a fake picture of themselves.. and those people are exhausting. Protip: NEVER meet up at a bar initially because it's expensive when this happens (AND IT DOES!!!). ALWAYS do an informal coffee. It is easy to keep coffee to a 15-20 minute thing and not get on the hook for at-minimum 2x $15-20 drinks. If you chose a coffee place, do so an hour or so before lunch/dinner in walkable distance to a nice restaurant. This gives you both the opportunity to keep the date going if it's a positive experience =)