An awkward situation on a first date: what to do if your interlocutor in the photo and in real life are two different people
Let's imagine a situation: you were chatting pleasantly online, agreed to meet, but suddenly the person who showed up was not the one you expected to see.
Either his avatar is someone else's photo, or his own, but heavily altered with Photoshop - in any case, you didn't get what you expected.
What to do in such a situation?
If you meet people online, choose trusted services to find a partner.
They usually take care to prevent such problems from occurring to users.
For this purpose, the application or website can be equipped with a verification system. If the user's profile has a corresponding mark, for example, in the form of a blue check mark, this means that it has passed the moderators' check and the photo belongs to the account owner.
Don't be shy about asking your interlocutor to send you more photos.
You can even arrange a virtual date before meeting in person - all you need to do is video call.
This step will not only allow you to make sure that the person you're talking to isn't lying to you about their appearance, but it will also help eliminate the awkwardness of the transition from online communication to a real meeting, so that you'll feel more comfortable on a real date.
Earlier we listed 5 signs that indicate that lovers have problems.
