The Struggle of Internet Dating, In GIFs

Catfishing, white lies, and other terrifying surprises.

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In an age where "catfishing" abounds to the point that it has become a verb, online dating can be a terrifying prospect. As if it weren't difficult enough to connect with real, live humans in person, the Internet makes the process even more vexing. What's a modern man to do?

The hell if we know! But we're here to commiserate with your Match.com plight. If you're miserable, find company in these small moments of animation.

Sit back, and shake your head in recognition: This is The Struggle of Internet Dating, In GIFs.

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When you find out she lied-she actually hates dogs, foreign flicks, and Frank Ocean.

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When you find out she lied—she actually hates dogs, foreign flicks, and Frank Ocean.

When you have amazing chemistry online and none in person.

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When you have amazing chemistry online and none in person.

When you're in a coffee shop waiting to meet her, creepily grilling every person that walks in.

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When you're in a coffee shop waiting to meet her, creepily grilling every person that walks in.

When you think you've found a "good one"...and then she mentions she's a stripper/meth dealer/man.

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When you think you've found a "good one"...and then she mentions she's a stripper/meth dealer/man.

When you don't call her back and she starts stalking you on Twitter/Instagram/every social media platform ever invented.

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When you don't call her back and she starts stalking you on Twitter/Instagram/every social media platform ever invented.

When she described herself as a "freak," but refuses to kiss you until the third date.

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When she described herself as a "freak," but refuses to kiss you until the third date.

When she fails to mention she's pregnant, married, and/or has three children.

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When she fails to mention she's pregnant, married, and/or has three children.

When you think you hit it off and she never calls back.

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When you think you hit it off and she never calls back.

When your current girlfriend stumbles across your "old" profile.

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When your girlfriend stumbles across your "old" profile.

When her profile reads like cheesy romance novel.

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When her profile reads like a corny-ass romance novel.

When she brings up her medical condition/mental illness/sex change on the first date.

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When she brings up her medical condition/mental illness/sex change on your first date.

When she tells you she's not looking for a boyfriend, she's looking for a husband.

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When her profile says she's looking for "casual sex," and she admits she's actually looking for a husband. 

When she looks nothing like her picture.

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When she looks nothing like her picture. 

When she spends the entire time talking about her job, her cats, and her ex-boyfriend, and doesn't let you get a word in edgewise.

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When she spends the entire time talking about her job, her cats, and her ex-boyfriend, and doesn't let you get a word in edgewise.

When you get catfished.

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When you get catfished.

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