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When online deception creates real emotional consequences

I catfished someone for three months because I was lonely and now I actually have feelings for them but I can't figure out how to tell them who I really am.

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Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital masks become prisons when authentic connection emerges beneath them.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and relationships?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.