Dear Mackenzie:

You are welcome. It is worth repeating what you stated in your original post regarding your social media profile: “My profile.. were my best pictures or my highlights captured on one page. They were even sometimes edited or enhanced to take out blemishes and whiten my teeth.. my highlights or the best moments of my life… I felt fake. This isn’t my reality, heck it isn’t even close to it!”-

– how impressively honest and astute, and you are only 20. Quite amazing! I still don’t know how you will meet a good candidate for a future relationship, but he will be a fortunate man, reads to  me.

It just occurred to me, that it is possible to have a profile on social media that is accurate, that fits your reality. You can have photos of yourself that are  not enhanced, photos of you not in the best moments of your life. You can create an unusual profile, a true to reality profile. And then, imagine you come across a young man’s profile which is also not enhanced and shows him in not so great moments. What a fresh breath, invigorating experience that would be!

anita