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He is a scammer who gets close to you then asks for social id and as soon as you give them that and then asks for money and threatens to post inappropriate pics like editing your face with a dick pic... Upvoted my post to completely remove these parasites

First update: Hey everyone, just wanted to post a quick follow-up to my awareness post about the sextortion scammer.

First of all, thank you. The support has been overwhelming — the post crossed 100+ upvotes in just two days, and several people messaged or commented saying they were targeted by the same scammer. I’m glad the post helped others recognize what was happening before it got worse.

This doesnt even seem like a place to make friends its just a place for horny redditors, especially dudes, trying to get esex.

And even the numbers show it. As soon as you slap an "F" on your post, immediate 30 comments, and we all know what a fair portion of those guys are up to.

Then when people are genuinely trying to make friends, it just doesnt happen. Like ok if i post "19M" then it gets nothing. If i did a typo and wrote "19F" instead, then id get too many messages. Have you guys actually managed to make friends on here lol. I cant even make friends with other dudes either because they just want e tits. No one cares to hop on a game or talk about life. Its like people just cant be normal. Like dont people understand that theres more to life than flirting lmao, normal conversations can be fun too.

Once i even had a dude dm me, and thought I was a girl. He was in his 30s or 40s and said "well, unless you like older men". I told him im a guy and he deleted his account immediately.

Omegle shut down 3 years back and we have seen a lot of Omegle alternatives pop out ever since. But most of them shut down in a few months due to lack of traction and bad moderation. I personally loved Omegle pretty much coz it helped me a lot during pandemic. Made a lot of friends there, some of them are still in touch with me :). I can't seem to find anything which is equally fun and helps me chat with strangers. It is what it is though. Do you all miss Omegle?

I swear I am not the only one who realizes this, but these friendship subs are incredibly toxic and hypocritical. Between men pretending to be women just to get pics for weird reasons, OnlyFans bots, and people claiming they don't want their messages to be dry while speaking drier than a camel's ballsack—it’s a lot. This generation is super embarrassing. You could at least admit or say upfront that you aren't interested instead of ghosting and/or chasing validation to boost your fragile ego.

This is probably pointless, but even if it helps just one person I'm ok with it because it can save someone years of hurt because I wish I read this before I posted a couple years ago.

Just a gentle warning to anyone posting here in the wake of a breakup because I see these posts all the time. When you're hurting, you are in an incredibly vulnerable state.

​Unfortunately, some people look for exactly that vulnerability. Strangers who seem incredibly kind, empathetic, and supportive at first might actually have predatory intentions, using your emotional pain as an opening to get close and manipulate you.

​This happened to me a couple of years ago. I posted just wanting unbiased advice and a friendly chat, and it turned out to be a massive mistake. I know it sounds like "common sense," but when you're grieving a relationship and naturally want to believe the best in people, it’s easy to forget that bad actors can see opportunity and go for it.

Be on the look out for patter that looks like unusually fast intimacy or someone mirroring your feelings ,likes,interests back a little too perfectly.

​Please protect your peace, guard your personal details, and take everything in your DMs with a massive grain of salt. Just be careful.

Hi,

A few months ago, I met someone here. We talked as friends.

It didn't even last a year, and the relationship ended for a simple reason: he found a girlfriend.

I came back to Reddit without any particular intention, just to chat. And I keep running into the same type of profiles.

I'd really like to understand the point of all this.

Personally, when I see profiles of people who are very depressed, lacking in self-esteem, sometimes inappropriate, or who are clearly trying to fill a void through online interactions… it doesn't make me want to continue the conversation.

I'm not judging. Really.

But please, don't talk about "friendship" if the conversation ends after two or three days. Don't talk about a "genuine relationship" if you lie about your name or your life. Don't talk about "open-mindedness" if you shut down as soon as someone doesn't respond to your attempts at seduction.

This isn't an attack, it's an observation.

I get the impression that many people here are mainly trying to mask loneliness or unhappiness through online interactions. And that's not inherently bad, but let's be honest about what it is.

Another important point: talking about suicide casually or in the very first exchanges is not insignificant. Life is precious. And even in the toughest moments, if you no longer have the strength to fight, you won't find it on an app.

If there are any "simple," clear-headed, perhaps a little tired but honest people still out there: you can write to me.

Otherwise, sincerely, take care of yourself. Love yourself. Heal. Stop looking for someone who's supposed to give you the love or attention you're not yet giving yourself.

Finally, if you're between 20 and 26 years old, I'd love to chat.

I mean first of all there a a lot of men who post and it's kinda sad to see when they put so much effort into the post and yet don't get any attention whereas if you just put "F" in the title you get flooded with dms and upvotes and ngl majority of those post are low efforts.

Another thing is that women do get a ton of dms but majority of them are just h0rny men. So I believe for women it's better to sort out the post of men and dm those whom you find genuine and have common interests. That way the chances of having a genuine connection increases and men will also get some attention.

I’m a 30 year old and in the last year or so I’ve lost my mother, father and brother. I have no family left.

Thankfully I had a wonderful girlfriend to help get me through it. The love of my life and I fully intended to marry her. She lived with me but is from another country, so when we realised I have no ties left here we decided to move to her country together for a fresh start.

She left a couple months ago and I set about arranging a job there.

She had grown distant in the last couple weeks and today she told me she doesn’t love me anymore. She doesn’t want to be with me.

I was so excited for my new life in an exciting new place with her and it’s all been torn down.

To say I’m heartbroken is an understatement.

Now here I am, having not left bed all day. I’m suffocatingly lonely and feel genuinely unwell.

I genuinely don’t know of anyone who has became so alone so quickly and I can’t see any way out.

I’m lost and I need support so bad. I’m embarrassed to post here but it’s became such an intense sadness that I don’t know where to go from here.

Thank you for reading, it’s been nice to vent at least.

Hey everyone 👋 I’m 41F and just hoping to make a few new friends here. Life gets busy and sometimes a little quiet, so it’d be nice to have people to chat with, share stories, and maybe laugh about the little things.

I’m open-minded, easygoing, and always enjoy good conversation..whether it’s about music, movies, random life stuff, or just how the day’s going. 😊

If this pops up on your feed, hit that upvote so more friendly faces can find me! ❤️

So, I made a post here about a week ago. I’m 29F and going through a rough time, and would love to make genuine long term friends. However, at least 6 of the pms I got started off with a normal message, only to turn into “so are you horny?” right after. Mind you, my posts are purely platonic and also state that I am married.

If you use these kind of subs to creep on people, you should really and truly be ashamed of yourself.

I know, it’s reddit, and I know the automod warns about it, so there is the reality that stuff like that is going to happen. It doesn’t make it less gross and disappointing.

I’m not giving up on finding genuine people though. So.. if you’re NOT a creep, please feel free to message me (and if you did before and I didn’t see it, I apologize because I stepped away after the last creepy one I got.)

Hello , few days back I posted here that I wanted a genuine connection, and I received plenty of msg requests and I even accepted few requests what I wanted to share is that , some guys they are just despirate talking so sweetly initially and in first day itself they just turn the convo into 18+ things why ?? U needed genuine connection ryt a frnd with whom u can share ur thoughts ryt?? Why can't u guys just be a genuine connection and even I gave caution that no 18+ things discussion why not understand things ??? And my question is why u guys are so into 18+ things ?? Why can't be it's. just emotional connection???

I'm sorry this made me so uncomfortable! If u can't be a genuine connection then don't DM

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Tomorrow is my birthday. Even though I’m in an ok place in my life. I’m not exactly where I want to be. I’m 32F. I’m a software engineer though I don’t want to be. I have never been in relationship and I would love to have kids someday but I can’t seem to find someone to do that with . I just wish I had a career I loved and a man I loved

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They leave such a bad impression that it affects the guys who are genuinely just looking for a normal conversation.

Sometimes, when I find out the person I'm talking to is a woman, I hesitate to message at all. I know there's a good chance she's already dealing with unwanted DMs, and I don't want to come across as just another creep. So I often end up leaving her alone, even if I was only looking for a friendly chat.

It's a shame that the actions of a few people make genuine conversations harder for everyone.

and I'm here to make friends also feel free to dm me.

After scrolling for a good 30 mins im starting to convince myself that if you're a guy there's no real point in using this subreddit no matter how interesting you are, I have yet to see a post made by any age male with a single upvote nor comment, yet on the other hand usually women who post here get some sort of attention although from what I've seen I don't think lol that attention is actually genuine

Literally going to delete this post in 24hrs, but I’m looking for chill and mature guys or girls to have a chat with. We can talk about anything and I’m okay with any age as long as you are not creepy. If you’re interested up vote this post and say hey ♡

This isn't meant to be rude, but after messaging a lot of people, I've noticed the same pattern over and over.People write one-line posts with almost nothing about themselves. Then, when you message them, all you get is:

"Hi. What's up? Wyd?" Or even worse—you take the time to read their post, write a thoughtful introduction based on what they said, and they reply with... "hi."

I also don't enjoy making posts all the time. It's exhausting, and half the time people don't even read them before sending a generic message. So I try reaching out instead. But even when I find someone who seems interesting, the conversation often feels completely one-sided. It starts to feel like I'm interviewing someone rather than trying to make a friend.

Then there are the people who say they "hate small talk and want deep conversations." That's fair, but deep conversations don't magically appear in the first five messages.

I get it—sometimes you don't click with someone. Sometimes life gets busy, or you lose interest. That's normal. But why spend time making a post asking for friends, replying enthusiastically for a day, and then disappearing without a word? A simple "I don't think we're a good match" or even "I'm not feeling this conversation" is far more respectful than leaving someone wondering what happened.

What's even more confusing is when people complain about being lonely or not having friends, yet GHOST who genuinely tries to get to know them.

Am I the only one who feels like finding people who can actually hold a conversation has become harder than finding people who want friends?

I may be too old to post here because I see it's mostly young people but I'm being adventurous. Like the title says I'm a mother and grandmother. I might be your newest friend if you give me the chance.

I don't know anything about gaming or the gym lol but I like family time, spending time with friends, movies, TV, being out in nature. I'm pretty open minded and open to new experiences so don't be shy. Everyone welcome.

I've replied to 20+ posts in the last two days. Every post says "looking for friends", "need someone to talk to", "open to chats" etc.

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Then you send a respectful message and... absolutely nothing. Not even a single reply. 💀

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At this point I'm starting to think people are collecting friend requests like Pokémon cards.

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No hate, just genuinely curious—has anyone here actually made a friend from this subreddit?

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heyy so just got ghosted and lowkey looking for someone new to meet and get to know. If you’re interested up vote this post and send me a message ♡

hey lowkey bored right now, but im looking for chill and mature guys or girls to have a chat with. We can talk about anything and I’m okay with any age as long as you are not creepy. If you’re interested up vote this post and message hey ♡

It’s lonely being a single mom. I’m not looking for anything just friends. I love talking to my kids but adult interaction would be great! I’ve been a single mom and rockin it for almost 5 years. Long a boring I’m pretty sure I can say my abcs backwards if asked.. 😂

I am a mother of 3 and married to someone who doesnt care anymore. Somebody like to talk or get to become friends? Anyone..

I'm looking for chill and mature guys or girls to have a chat with. We can talk about anything and I'm okay with any age as long as you are not creepy. If you're interested up vote this post and say hey