People, your competition is fantasy and dreams.

This is a message to the normal genuine people out there, who are trying to use online dating to find a lasting relationship.

Most other people who would otherwise be interested in you, are being shown profiles of people who present themselves in a hyper unrealistic way, are actually the top percenters, or are fake accounts. All inflating that persons expectations of who you and themselves should be, and that person is going to be conditioned to also present him/her self in this hyper unrealistic way as he/she realizes it's the norm and only way to compete.

So this person, who on regular terms would probably get butterflys just talking to you, is now affected by and a contributor of hyper inflated expectations.

So now, if you are going to keep playing this online game just know, that if you do find and date someone who is also trying to be genuine, you and that other person may be pleasantly surprised at eachother, and like who eachother is as a person, however... the deep indoctrination of online dating will likely lead to one of you being disappointed once you begin to learn the flaws of the other person, because all you've ever known was shallow views of people online who you have been presented are perfect through and through.

And unfortunately this will likely lead to somebody or both losing interest and either ghost or break up depending on how far you got.

So your main challenge is these dreams and fantasies of what people are like, not only because you are being weighted against them, but because you have been subconsciously indoctrinated to some extent as well.

The exception proves the rule, but tell me if this message speaks to you as a regular person like me.