What Do we care about on Social Networking Profiles?
We care about everything!
If you’ve started a new relationship with someone the first place you’re going for a background check, is to their online profile. You may not want to, you may not even realize you’re doing it – but you are! Most of the information you find will determine whether that person stands to see you again.
– Where they work: What kind of job they have will let us know if they’re lying about working late hours. If he/she is a police officer of course they may have the night shift or emergency to attend to. But if they’re a teacher, I’m sorry to say but there shouldn’t be any late night “study” periods! Also, if your partner always shows up in the most up-to-date luxuries (BMW, Rolex watch, Armani suites) yet his online profile says ‘janitor at the local recreation centre’ you definitely HAVE TO rethink this relationship!
– Friends: If they have over 1000 friends on their list, are they really that popular or is he/she the creeper online that adds everyone they see? Are majority of their online friends of the opposite sex? If that’s the case, that’s often read as a “slut” or “man whore.” Either way, if you’re not comfortable with it you’ll be checking their page every 15 minutes to see who the new “player” of the day is. Also, if all his/her friends talk about getting high on Friday night – guess what your partner is doing this Friday!
– Where they live: Do they live in the same province/state/country as you? This is very important to know. You could have just gone on a few dates with someone who is on vacation or just passing through town. You need to know where their home base is because if you don’t, you’ll never be able to hunt them down after they don’t return your calls.
– Age: Apparently people seem to think that lying about their age is “cool” – it’s not! Personally, I’ve had too many encounters with males who lie about their age. The older men claim their younger; and the boys claim that their older. For this particular piece of information, I strongly believe that 3 pieces of valid government identification is the only way to find the truth.
– Siblings: Some siblings have a very close relationship. When they’re of the opposite sex, it can come across as somewhat romantic. Hugs and kisses online can mean anything. This is very important to distinguish early on because we don’t want to get them mixed up with potential cheating partners.
– Likes & Dislikes: Checking out the pages, pictures and websites they like and dislike seems to tell us if the person is politically involved, a humanitarian or a typical pervert. Snooping through the profile will let you in on the loop.
What to Watch Out For…
When you go on your date what will you ask him/her, since you already know all the answers? Maybe you can verify the answers to see if they match up with your research.
Who needs to meet their partner’s friends when you can just add them to your account; this way you can all be friends and they can also conduct their own research on you.
Unfortunately though, those one night stands that keep happening may come back to haunt you. People post messages about your hobbies and practices all over your profile while (at the same time) other people are conducting their research on you – trouble! No worries, just make a new account.
You’re naughty vixen who’s been flirting with you for 3 months finally agrees to meet you. You “prepare” for the occasion that you’re expecting. For 3 months you’ve been cleaning up after yourself just thinking about the things she’s promised to smack you with.
You meet her and she ends up being the acne filled, shy virgin from your math class whos name you’ve never remembered, even though you’ve been in school together for 8 years!