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Am I being catfished?

Anonymous
This guy and I have been talking for about a month.
We started with just texting, but once I asked to hear his voice, he started sending me voice messages every once in a while.
We have also had multiple phone calls throughout the day and pretty much everything he tells me, adds up.
He uses the same names; talks about the same cities; mentions his job and that of relatives; talks about friends and family; etc. etc. And it's all always consistent.
He's sent me multiple pictures of himself, with friends, with family, alone... He usually tells me what he's gonna do for the day and then sends a picture later on. I've tried multiple databases to reverse search but none can find any results on any of the pictures and he claims to not have any social media, aside from the one we talk on.
He seems very genuine and understanding in the way he talks to me, so I imagine that he's about 98% honest, but still I feel like there's something off.
When I ask him to video call, there's always one reason or another why he's not able to. He did once say we could, but then never came back to it. When I did, he wasn't able to. When I ask him for a selfie at a certain place, he tells me he feels awkward about that, etc.
Really, the only thing that doesn't make sense is that he looks in his early 40s, but claims to be in his early 30s.
I'm really trying to believe him and take him for his word, but I've dealt with more difficult things in the past that I don't want to repeat.
Could there be anything else I'm missing? Can I assume it's my gut feeling telling me something is off, or do you think it's just my brain telling me to be careful, because of things that happened before?
Am I being catfished?
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