The movie Catfish is based on online dating gone wrong, and it gives it a really bad name. Not only that, you can also see that the idea of ​​online dating has transformed dramatically in a short period of time. Online dating has taken many turns in terms of reliability and now there are many people wondering if it is okay to continue dating online. Now media (movies like Catfish) have many effects on relationships through online dating, they make others hesitant to try online relationships. Is what you see or meet online really love or infatuation? What attracts online dating, and why has it become so popular? Finally, there are some pros to look forward to when it comes to online dating. The movie Catfish basically gives average people a behind-the-scenes look at online dating with an average man named Nev. The film was such a huge success that they turned the film into a series. He had never seen that there were many people out there who were in similar circumstances and wanted to find out if they had indeed found their true love. I personally watched the series and most of the online dating/relationships were failures, due to the lack of honesty of the people hiding behind the computer screen. I personally think that programs like Catfish have made it harder to lie in online dating, because no one wants to be caught being the perpetrator on the other side of the computer screen. Andrew T. Fiore, a data scientist at Facebook and former visiting assistant professor at Michigan State University, said that unlike laboratory studies, "online dating provides an ecologically valid or realistic context for examining risks, uncertainties and the benefits of starting real relationships with real people a... of paper......person who loves typical dating.Online dating has become so popular over the years It has been a stepping stone for people of all ages in different ways. Most young people use social networks and most people of older descent use dating sites like eHarmony where you have to pay to meet the perfect match Nev, Ernie and Shauntel are we have all been victims of online dating and as you can see most of the results came back positive and other times negative Ernie was one who saw his cup both half full and half empty. The show Catfish shows the many people who are lied to through online dating and gives it a really bad name. Statistics show that people on online dating sites lie about their age, height and weight to make others seem more attractive. Online dating can be used for good or bad, but it all depends on who is sitting behind the computer screen.