Why do young girls go on social networking sites and lie about who they are, how old they are, etc?

Many young girls are insecure about who they are. They see in the media that sex sells and see all around them that the sexist, hottest, skinniest, kinkiest girls get the most attention from guys. In social media they can be whoever they want to be so they portray themselves as the girl who is deserving of all the attention. I think they put out what they think the world wants them to be. I am not convinced that at a young age many girls even know who they really are and this sexy, sexual persona is one that they want to try on for size since the world seems to find it so alluring.

I really wish that when I was younger someone had told me that a girl doesn’t have to be sexy to be cared for. That a girl doesn’t have to put out to get attention. That there are plenty of decent guys out there who struggle with same insecurities that girls struggle with.

I think that they are just human. They lie for the same reason anyone lies on the Internet—they can until the internet collides with the real world.

Also, I don’t they all do it.

What about older men who make themselves out to be younger, better looking and more prosperous than they are? This is the internet. Be whoever you wish. It’s all a game. Can you be hurt? Of course. You can also believe in magic. I think people have to be very careful and skeptical when getting to know people in fantasyland.

@Sunny2…Amen! I agree.

Why do guys lie about the lengths of their organs? Why do guys lie about their sexual experience?

What does anyone lie? To impress others and to feel better about themselves.

This is not rocket science.

It’s certainly not exclusive to a single demographic that’s for sure.

I’ll have to ask some of the young girls on my social networking sites that question and get back to you. Hang on…

I happen to know many young women & girls on social networking sites (I’m the mother of teenage girls), and I’ve never seen any of them doing this. That’s not to say that people don’t lie on the internet, some certainly do. Just that I don’t think this particular group is more prone to it than any other.

Why do people lie on social networking sites? Because they want to appear to be better than they are (or better than they think they are).