Keeping it Real
This past holiday season, while scanning for the top and recent movie titles on Netflix, the word “catfishing” caught my attention. I learned that catfishing means the deceptive act of creating fake online identities to lure folks into false relationships. The movie, “ Love Hard ”, where I encountered the word, was about online dating, which started with the protagonist finding herself the perfect match online after several failed attempts at dating before. Not only is this guy good looking, she is having interesting conversations with him, sharing many common interests and just feels such a strong connection with him that it feels too good to be true ! She travels across the country to surprise him. Instead, she is in for a rude shock when she finds out he looks nothing like his profile picture. The plot takes a few sweet turns when the guy promises to introduce her to the real person in the picture. She tries to date the other guy, but realizes that she had developed a connection wit...