Catfish in the Cockpit

About this episode

Dearbhaile shares her experience of being catfished by a man posing as an Aer Lingus pilot and discusses how to identify red flags in online dating.

Dearbhaile matched with a man claiming to be an Aer Lingus pilot - he definitely was not a pilot but definitely was actually married with kids. For two weeks, he spoofed about his job, travels and life as a pilot, until Dearbhaile found out the truth and put the fear of God into him over text. A year later, he popped up on MY Tinder, this time photoshopping his head onto a pilot’s body. We chat through the full story, how it all unfolded, and share some tips on spotting red flags and making sure someone is who they say they are before meeting up.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dating-orange-podcast--5898530/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dating Orange

Guest: Dearbhaile

Topics covered

• catfishing
• online dating
• red flags
• relationships
• trust

Keywords

• catfish
• pilot
• Tinder
• online dating
• red flags
• relationships
• trust issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aer Lingus

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