What Do You Do When You Catch Your Match In A Lie?

In the world of online dating, sometimes lying in a necessary evil.

I just started talking to a guy through a dating app and we moved to texting (my choice). We have really great convo and it’s even gotten really flirty so I know we’re sexually compatible. 

I dug a little deeper tonight about his past and when he told me the years his parents died, I mentioned that that was awfully young and asked who raised him. He said he was 20 when that happened. 

The age on his profile and the story he gave me didn’t add up. 

When I called him out on it, he said “Oh, that’s one of the profiles where I lied about my age.”  

He claims he’s afraid of ageism. 

(I’m 40, will be 41 in June)

Editor’s note: He’s 55 and said he lies about his age due to ageism. He said he doesn’t look or feel 55.

Thoughts?

So, I’m one of the first people to say to give someone a chance when they fudge their age in their dating profile. He’s not wrong that ageism runs rampant on dating apps. As long as the person either states their actual age in their bio or within the first couple messages,…