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29-01-2017
02:19 PM
I catfished somebody for a year and I feel absolutely terrible about it. I shouldn't have done it. What if I am never happy again? I want to cry. I want to move on.. but what if I can't? I can't talk to anybody about it and I am so scared.
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30-01-2017
02:48 PM
Hi Someone
Welcome to the forums and good on you for posting
It takes a lot of guts to post what you did.
Have you thought about a heartfelt apology? That would be a huge cleanser of your conscious right now.
The forums are a judgemental free zone. Whether an email or a letter, at least the other person would respect the apology you offered
Paul
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31-01-2017
06:42 AM
hello Someone, maybe there were times when you were enjoying yourself and presumably the other person was as well, so I wouldn't feel so guilty, you know we all go from r/ship to r/ship and in hindsight we could also call that 'catfishing' by luring someone into what we actually aren't in life, so instead I would call it wanting to catch what you want.
It happens with both sexes if you are keen on someone. Geoff.
It happens with both sexes if you are keen on someone. Geoff.
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