+1 yThis relationship is doomed for multiple reasons. You do not seem to trust him since you asked this question. I would strongly advice you to go with your gut feeling. I have many online friends and many of those, I have not seen their faces, but I do trust them and know for sure that they are not catfishes. I have known them for a long time, and catfishes do not stick around for long anyway.
However, in YOUR case, since I do not know this friend of yours like you do, I would recommend you be cautious. He could be self conscious about his looks or may just want to remain private. But if you are romantically interested in him and have absolutely no plans to meet up, this is not exactly a relationship that is worth pursuing. You would have much better luck finding someone in your own locality and could prevent issues such as this. As another user has mentioned, he could also be too young, but you could always tell by the way one speaks, though, often not a tell tale sign.14 Reply- +1 y
You could also try asking him why he does not want to show you his face.
For how long have you guys known each other? - +1 y
God, this is terrible. You are being catfished so bad. Please please block his ass and do NOT entertain him when he comes back to you.
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+1 ySee this, I'll never understand. 6 months and not seeing his face? I wouldn't go more than a day without seeing his face before blocking him. But I prefer dating in real life. I can't date online or through texting. The apps are meant to get you meeting in real life. He's hiding something or married or deeply insecure in ways you may not want to take on. I'd cut it off if I were you. You can try giving him an ultimatum, but only through video, not photos. He could use someone else's photo.
But really, you should just cut this off in my opinion.
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You better run. Plausible reasons include: he’s a catfish that’s out to scam you of your money (very common), he’s not who he says he is - might be a much older man, he has a girlfriend/wife and just wants something secretive on the side (maybe nudes etc).
On the bright side, there’s a chance he’s probably feeling very self-conscious and has low self-esteem. He might be worried that he’s not good looking enough for you, or that you might ghost him because he’s not as handsome as you thought he would be.02 Reply
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+1 yDon't! There's absolutely no legitimate reason anybody would talk to someone for 6 months and not be willing to reveal their face. There is no situation that exists where this is justified, appropriate or acceptable. This is a parachute-sized red-flag. Be extremely suspicious. I'm sorry.
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In regards to your update: Look... I'm sorry. I understand that it's painful to accept, but you're being scammed. Straight-up. This is hard to witness. Like it's painful to watch it happening to you so clearly and obviously while you second-guess your better instincts (and all the advice of everyone here).
Fake photos? Are you fucking kidding me?
Whatever this guys deal... NOBODY decent acts this way. NOT EVER.
But, this is EXACTLY what it looks like when somebody gets scammed. It's a "long-con" where they build-up trust over months and months. But they are after money at the end of the day. It doesn't matter if you're broke... they're STILL going to call you with an "emergency" and "need help urgently" (in the form of something that costs you money).
These are some of the worst scams because they're cruel. They have, however, been around in this form for as long as there has been an internet.
THIS is what a (not-so-slick version) of this scam looks like. Please start questioning all the little and big things that don't add-up (like the not showing their face thing). I mean... you're not dumb. Don't be willfully blind. 🙂
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+1 yChances are he might not be who he says he is. It looks like he successfully seduced you by his words (women do fall in love with what they hear) but still if he won’t show you his face there is an obvious reason for it. That reason can’t be good.
10 ReplyRed flag but then again maybe not say u'll stop talking to him and see how he reacts if he doenst show his fsce then u tried and just end it dont waste ur time.
12 Reply324 opinions shared on Dating topic. Yes maybe he's worried about how you'll change when he reveals his face to you.
I revealed my face to a girl who convinced me saying she's different from most people and would never call me or see me as ugly and the moment she say my face she looked sick and she exited the video call and ghosted me and I knew that was going to happen and I let myself be convinced like a moron, and he's probably worried you'll do the same.11 Reply- +1 y
I’m sorry man. At least she could of been a better actress about that. What a cunt
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+1 yOh my God, why the fuck would you waste 6 months of your life chatting with a dude that's not willing to show you his appearance? With that being said, that doesn't make him untrustworthy.
00 Reply 7.5K opinions shared on Dating topic. That is strange. Most guys will not wait that long. I can’t imagine any good reason why…can you ⁉️
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Whew…I was really frightened for you…like turn the radio 📻 on and get out the shower News horror story. Be safe and remember that Social Media, as it relates to boyfriend or girlfriend formation, is a False Positive. People lying half the time…. It sucks cause dating apps are same. I’m only left with www.meetup.com
+1 yOh no! You're going to waste your time. We have camera now, it ain't 1950's. (but even in 1950's people still send photographs lmao🤧🏃🏻♀️)
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+1 yThis could go one of two ways
1. He's just insecure about the way he looks and isn't ready to show himself yet
or
2. He's a creep and doesn't want you to find out
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+1 yWhy don't you take your emotions out of it, and ask yourself this question...
Clearly you should not.
00 ReplyTalking as in speaking or talking as in texting? If in texting and he refuses to show his face he might be 70 or 14. I suppose that could be true over the phone, too, but would likely be noticeable. Either way, you cannot trust it.
00 Reply3.2K opinions shared on Dating topic. Well that's kind of crazy there's something wrong with that
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+1 yYou've ONLY talked?
WTF?
There's NOTHING in this relationship - NOTHING.
Don't try to make it something it isn't.
For CHRIST'S sake, move on.00 Reply
+1 yProbably looks like the hunchback of notre dame
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+1 yif you mean can you trust him to meet him? wouldn't.
00 Reply Soo he just want to have fun and some sex video calls that’s it not more then that
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+1 yObviously not face to face.
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You haven't seen his face first of all and is this all online or actually in personal interaction?
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It's online so I don't even know why you're trying. He could be anything other than you've seen in pictures.
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After that update... damn, I called that one. lolz. Sorry you dealt with that though for reals.
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First time and most times... try to keep the falling for it stuff contained to face to face moments. Just my advice on it. Anything online could be too good to be true... and there is that saying, if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't.
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+1 yThats a red flag.
00 Reply I wouldn't trust someone like that...
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+1 yI'm gonna say NO... yeah NO
00 Reply15K opinions shared on Dating topic. wtf are you even doing then?
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Anonymous(45 Plus)+1 yIs he deadpool?
00 ReplyIf you wannabe a prostitute, you can
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+1 yI wouldn't
00 Reply 2.5K opinions shared on Dating topic. Nope.
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+1 yA big N O.
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Terrible person flag and report him.
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great
3K opinions shared on Dating topic. lol fuck no.
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+1 yNot really
00 Reply No you should not
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Anonymous(45 Plus)+1 yHe's catfishing you
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Anonymous(36-45)+1 yNope.
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