i used to catfish people but don't anymore. here is some of my story and a question

i used to be a catfish. i used to catfish people on a certain website. i have not catfished anyone for over a year. i go to a bunch of therapy and living a much healthier life style now. i used to catfish people because of my insecurities and anxiety. I’m mentally ill but I’m doing much better. my question is this ——-would you date someone that used to catfish people? I’m sincerely sorry about it. I’m making better choices. i changed my phone number and email — i also deleted all of my social media. nothing justifies what i did but i believe I’m a imperfect human that is still growing. i think I’m afraid to try to find any dates anywhere because I’m afraid i will be judged for my past actions/choices. i try every day to be a better person. i want to find someone special someday and tell them every good and bad thing about me! theres sadly no way for me to apologize to anyone i catfished because i deleted everything on my phone months ago and don’t know anyones contact information. i know that i don’t “need” to tell any dates that i used to be a catfish but i want to be totally open with people - i don’t hide who i am anymore. my past is my past regardless if it is bad or good - my potential lover should know everything about me (including my past). sorry I’m rambling lol I’m nervous. writing this out has helped me though i think. i will get to the point —— how would you react if you knew someone used to be a catfish-would you maybe consider dating them if they changed?

naturally i would feel alil cautious , but with good intentions proceed with the relationship. we all have a past , im willing to forgive someone especially if they sincerely feel deep regret of what they done. we're all imperfect humans and we all deserve second chances. so i dont see why not! I hope YOU in particular find that special one whose able to accept your flaws and all . after all we're imperfect humans : ) i wouldn't descriminate on that

uhm well as long as that person is no longer a catfish, and is being honest with me, then sure, i'd have no issues. don't see why.

It's fine as long as your masks haven't been part of you. Your experience in catfishing may be served as good material to study people/society if you are interested in such fields. They can be called social experiments. It reminded me of an acquaintance from highschool who disguised herself as a young boy XD...

As long as you're making a real effort to improve yourself and get past your previous mistakes then I don't see the issue. Having the courage to admit you did that on a public forum takes a lot of guts so I think that's a surefire sign you're doing what you can to work on bettering yourself. We all have stupid things in our past that we're not proud of but that's okay. Just keep being the best you can possibly be, someone will notice you eventually.

ive always thought about it and if it was a unatractive girl doing that id be like whatever ive never even had a girlfriend. i have very low standards

Got Norman Bates trying to rub your face in shit and make it about himself as usual, I see. Good on you for changing. Just know, if you're open with stuff like this, it will make you harder to trust. Be honest, be true and be happy.