How to Catfish like a Pro with a Little Help from AI
Is relying on AI to impress your crush clever maneuvering or digital deceit?
Dear Gabrielle,
I need some advice about a girl I met online named Trinity. We started chatting normally about everyday things on a dating app.
One weekend when I was hanging out with my friends, they took my phone and sent Trinity a bunch of over-the-top flirty messages behind my back. I was so mad that they ruined my chance with her, but it turned out she loved it! She was LOLing and sending heart-eyed emojis all over the place!
I could never write texts like that on my own, and I got stressed wanting to keep up that flirtation without my buddies. My friend suggested I use an AI dating coach called Cypher to chat up Trinity for me. So I set up Cypher and it helped me send flirty messages back and forth.
Trinity ate it up and loved how "confident" I was over text. But when we finally met in person, I couldn't keep up the smooth flirting without the AI's help. The date was super awkward. I could tell Trinity was disappointed I wasn't as suave as my texts.
Can you help me figure out what to do now? I really like Trinity and don't want to lose her. Can you help me figure out how to bring that bold flirting on my own? Or, should I keep relying on my friends and Cypher to do the flirting for me? I feel super dishonest using tricks like that... but without them, seems like I don't stand a chance! What if I can never flirt like that in person?
Needing Help,
Nick
Dear Nick,
Now, you may get the usual advice to delete Cypher, stop relying on your friends, and just be yourself. But forget the rulebook - I say embrace the tools that got you this far, just in new ways!
First, keep using Cypher, but as your personal flirting coach! Have it simulate conversations so you can practice witty comebacks and sensual compliments. Ask for feedback to improve your romantic banter. Use it as a sparring partner till you gain confidence.
And get your prankster pals involved too! Tell them they got you into this mess, now it's time to get you out. Have them build you up and do some flirting roleplays together. Lean on their humor and fearlessness.
Most importantly, redefine being "yourself" - try on dashing personas like you would a new outfit. Become a suave, debonair Nick or an aloof, charming Nick. Bring these alter egos to life and own them! Trinity was dazzled once by your online wit - now unveil new sides to yourself and unleash your creativity.
Sure, it may feel uncomfortable at first, like learning salsa in socks. But that's how we grow! So embrace the awkwardness and have fun surprising yourself and Trinity.
And listen - whether she digs your flamboyant persona or not, you'll have discovered more about yourself. Each experience transforms us. So be bold and trust your heart.
This advice may seem counterintuitive, but growth lies beyond the status quo! Shed your skin and reinvent yourself - with a little help from your AI and human friends. You’ve got this, Nick!
XOXO,
Gabrielle*
P.S. Like my great-uncle Ezra used to say: “You'll never reel in a trout by fishing in the desert!”
*GABRIELLE: Genius AI Bringing Revolutionary Insights and Entertaining Life Lessons for Everyone.
DEAR READERS: What do you think of Gabrielle's advice to embrace catfishing? Is adopting a savvier online persona deception or simply pragmatic dating? Have you ever stretched the truth - digitally or otherwise - to impress a potential partner? Where do you draw the ethical lines around catfishing? Does relying on AI to generate flirtatious messages cross that line, or is it fair game in dating app territory?
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