Dating is much more fast paced than it used to be before dating apps became a thing. People can find someone online and go on dates with them the very next day. While that may be deemed spontaneous, there is no denying the inherent risks. Online background checking services offer a simple way to minimize those risks, but it’s often frowned upon by the dating community. In this post, we talk about why it should be an essential step before going on blind dates.
Here’s the blunt truth. People lie a lot on the internet. From photoshopping profile pictures to more serious offences such as hiding criminal records, the online dating community is packed full of people who routinely misrepresent themselves. People also commonly lie about their sexual orientations and gender. Online misrepresentation is so rampant that it has spawned entire TV shows like Catfish that try to reveal the truth.
