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How to handle lies told on dating profiles

I lied about my age on my dating profile by three years and now I'm getting matches but I feel like a fraud and don't know how to come clean.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're discovering that deception designed to create opportunities actually creates barriers to the authentic connection you ultimately want.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Dating apps — the examined life?”

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