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Misrepresentation is simply part of the internet dating game. A few pounds here, a few pounds there...everyone does it. But when Ryan learns that the girl who arrived for the date wasn't even the girl from the profile, and that 9 million viewers were watching his reaction, he felt things had gone a little too far.
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Misrepresentation is simply part of the internet dating game. A few pounds here, a few pounds there...everyone does it. But when Ryan learns that the girl who arrived for the date wasn't even the girl from the profile, and that 9 million viewers were watching his reaction, he felt things had gone a little too far.
Transcript
YOU MAY BE FEELING A LITTLE LONELY. YOU’VE HIT A BAD STREAK IN LOVE OR RECENTLY YOU’VE GONE THROUGH A BREAK-UP.
IT’S NOT EASY TO FIND MR. OR MRS. RIGHT. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF HEART ACHE AND SOME PAINFULLY AWKWARD FIRST DATES.
BUT BEFORE YOU GIVE UP ON LOVE, WHY NOT TRY TO THE INTERNET?
ONLINE DATING HAS BROUGHT MILLIONS TOGETHER IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. ENTER SOME THINGS INTO YOUR PROFILE, LIKE AGE, PROFESSION, AND HEIGHT…AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOUR FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE BOOKED RIGHT THROUGH THE SUMMER.
BUT FOR IT ALL TO WORK OUT, YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST IN YOUR ONLINE PROFILE.
A FEW INCHES HERE, A FEW POUNDS THERE…YOU JUST CAN’T GET AWAY WITH IT. A POTENTIAL MATCH IS GOING TO KNOW THE TRUTH PRETTY QUICKLY, AND LIES ARE NOT A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.
BUT SOMETIMES, THE MISREPRESENTATION GOES EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT.
JUST ASK RYAN MOSS.
Ryan: I'd probably been on j-date for...
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Thanks to Marty Goldensohn for editing assistance
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