Dating is a minefield – remember this woman who was cruelly fat shamed.
There's plenty of trends to look out for, from seagulling to ghosting. And by now, most people know what catfishing is.
The crafty trick where phoney daters use snaps of seemingly more attractive people to chat up those they felt they couldn’t with their photos of their own appearance.
And more often than not – it all ends in tears.
However, TikTok user Shanel has just turned the tables by turning herself into a ‘reverse catfish’.
Instead of posting her most flattering pictures, Shanel decided to share “ugly” snaps of her face to her Tinder profile.
And the reasoning behind this is to make her potential new lovers gasp with excitement on their first date.
She explained: “Making myself an 'ugly' Tinder so when I go on dates the guys will be pleasantly surprised.”
Shanel swiped right on all the potential suitors on the app.
Despite not having any matches at first, the singleton managed to secure a date thanks to the stunt.
In a follow up video, Shanel met her reverse catfished date who admitted he was initially “scared” when he saw her profile picture.
Giggling at his response, Shanel then asked her match if she looks better in person.
The gobsmacked guy shared: “You look a lot better in person, I didn’t expect you to be even here. You are much better than your Tinder profile.”
The pair then went to get some food on their date – where Shanel shared to viewers that he confessed she looks “100 times better” than her Tinder profile.
He even admitted she looked like “trash” online.
Stunned at the dating technique, the original video has now racked up 5.1 million views where Shanel has been hailed a genius.
One person commented: “Reverse catfish.”
Another user added: “I used to always make sure I never put the best pics of myself on there so they wouldn’t be disappointed when they met me.”
Whilst a third person voiced: “That’s smart. So now they need to go for your personality.”
Someone else noted: “Wait cause this is a good idea actually.”
As a fifth person remarked: “They’ll either be bad or really sweet and have pure intentions.”
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