Dating has changed a lot over the years. Before, people met in person or through friends. Now, many people meet online using different apps. This new way of dating means people talk online first and only meet later, sometimes finding surprises when they do.

Talking to someone on a dating app can feel like making a new friend at a party. But you don’t really know the person until you meet them in real life. Sometimes, people might not tell the whole truth about themselves online.

Jocelyn liked using the Bumble app to meet new people. On Bumble, girls get to start the conversation. Jocelyn met Myles on the app and thought he seemed nice. They started texting, but Jocelyn noticed something strange. Myles said he didn’t have an iPhone, but his messages looked like they were from one. Upon transitioning their conversation to text messaging, Jocelyn’s wise eye caught a seemingly innocent detail. The color of Myles’ text bubbles.

In the realm of iPhone users, blue text bubbles signify communication within the Apple ecosystem. While green bubbles indicate messages sent from non-iPhone devices. Also, he wore an Apple Watch in his photos, which only works with iPhones.

Jocelyn did some detective work and found out Myles was not being honest. She used Google to search his photos and discovered he had lied about who he was. When Jocelyn tried to talk to him about it, Myles deleted his Bumble account and disappeared.

Bumble quickly removed Myles’ account to keep the app safe. Jocelyn’s experience shows how important it is to be careful when meeting people online. Even though dating apps make it easy to meet new people, it’s still important to make sure they are who they say they are.