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What is bio-baiting?
The Free Press Journal - Indore
|October 12, 2025
A subtle new dating app trend is making singles lose trust and authentic connections online
Online dating has always come with risks, from catfishing to fake job titles and carefully edited selfies. But beyond outright lies, a subtler, yet equally damaging, trend is quietly eroding trust among app users: "bio-baiting.
Unlike catfishing, bio-baiting isn't about creating a false identity. Instead, it's about overselling yourself in your dating profile bio to appear more cultured, adventurous, or attractive. For example, a user might claim to love skiing, hiking, or cooking when, in reality, those activities are rare indulgences at best.
This story is from the October 12, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Indore.
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