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Saw 'verified human' badges on a dating app and assumed they were fake, then matched with a girl in Denver who proved me wrong
I always thought those little checkmarks on dating apps were just marketing junk that anyone could buy. Last Tuesday I matched with a woman in Denver who had one, and we talked for 2 weeks straight about dumb stuff like her dog and my night shifts. Then she asked to video chat and I figured it was a catfish setup. She picked up on the first ring, showed me her whole apartment, and we talked for 90 minutes. The badge actually meant she went through a face scan and ID check, not just an email. Has anyone else matched with a verified person and had it be real, or did I just get lucky with the one honest account on there?
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eva_moore10d ago
The badge system is only as good as the app enforcing it. Some apps actually make you do a live selfie that matches your photos plus a government ID, and that combo is pretty hard to fake. Others just want you to click a link in your email and boom, checkmark. Do the five minute homework on which app does which before you trust the little symbol. Sounds like Denver girl went through the real version, so hold onto that one.
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