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I have to agree with Carol, it would not occur to me to google for information on somebody just so that I could 'catch them out' in a lie. What sad lives some people lead. If somebody says theya re happilt married and somehow it transpires they are not, so what, that is their misfortune, this isn't a dating site.

Awwwww.... Ann, you`ve got me blushing now

well I've met a very nice man here on GR and he was/is very truthful - nearly four years now

i have come to the conclusion in life that the more people try to big things up..be it their marriage,,,their jobs..their parenting skills.....whatever......the less likely they are to be telling the truth.

These couples who have never had a cross word........ha !!!! My mother's friend used to wax lyrical about her argument free 30 yr relationship.....which we all believed until we turned up to collect them one day and could hear her screeching at him from the front gate LOLOLOLOLOL

Rose, was he some sort of contortionist? :-D could be difficult.Re being Happily Married,I thought I was once, Then I got Divorced and then realised what happiness was. It cost a bit but was well worth it.. :-D John. you seem to be chasing Sylvia no matter what thread she goes on? Are you stalking her? If so Lay off, or I will report you and not just to GR.

Agree Julia..sad when people have to invent a life because their real life is lacking .

Does that mean I`ll be OK with these foreign WOMEN who I get wanting me to add them as contacts on Skype then? :-S
Had another one today as a matter of fact...


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I have enough on with Facebook sending me all those "people I may know" piccies, (do I heck as like know them) :-|

I do not care if the people I converse with on the internet are married,single, straight or gay as I am not thinking of having any 'relationship' with them.

I am not interested in Googling to find out about them, or being sent information from third parties that have done so.

Sometimes, when a man says on here, that he has a wonderful marriage to a beautiful woman, and they have a couple of the most marvelllous kids in the world, who have grown up to acheive greatness in adulthood, they are just wishful thinking.
In reality, it is possibly the opposite, that is nearer the truth. That is probably what has made them into what they are, and why they are on here, in the first place.
Now, I am not saying that all men on here are like that, far from it in fact, but there is a minority that fits this criterea, in my opinion.
As many of us have seen, from the publicity of such behavour, this often leads to other things, often unwanted.

Julia in Derbyshire

I dont think anyone was disppointed when they met me 29 yr old Cheryl Cole look alike just got a bit fed up with being asked for me autograph :-(

I've always found it just as important to be wary of men who say they are "unhappily married" ( eg 'My wife doesn't understand me"...she usually does! only too well! ;-) )

My first encounter on the FR site was ' B*****' who asked did I do phone sex...others have been slightly more subtle, but no less persistent.

Just be aware, not everyone is what they seem, but some are EXACTLY what they seem :-D ( and that goes for women too of course...some women who seem very nice are not!)

John have you ever considered studying English as a Second Language?

Judging by many of your posts you may find it quite useful and I can recommend a few websites that may be of help with your understanding and interpretation of other people's comments.

I know that folk were shocked when the met me in real life..they were expecting a formula one champion and ex miss world.........can't think why :-S :-D :-D

If someone says they are happily married on the internet, I am a little bemused how you enter into a very personal relationship and believe the person is lying. It does not really concern me, but unless you live with a gay or straight couple for a long period and know their intimate secrets, how would you know?

And how would it benefit you to know?

Absolutely Sue so easy to find the real truth ..........Sharron that could only happen to you lol :-)

PMSL .....@ Sharron :-D

The very first time I played Scrabble on Facebook I had a creepy man startasking me strange questions. It didn't help that my first word was something like 'filthy'.which was how the letters came to me,no other reason.

Indeed, take everything said about personal circumstances with a degree of caution. The genuine people will soon shine through and become either cyber or real life friends.

It's unfortunate that cyber space is sometimes used for less than noble purposes. GR is no different from any other chat site with one exception, we are researchers, so to those trying to deceive beware.

Don,t think she did Errol, mind you she could well be on Hobgoblins and Troglodites etc.

I'd also be very wary of men on the internet who say they are not married (and women too) - it's not always the case.