No, I didn't lie

I want to be a little more clear about what happened with these dating web sites.

I did not post twenty-year-old photos of myself, or use pictures of some other person. I didn't pose in front of an expensive car or home that wasn't mine. I didn't write anything about myself that was untrue.

I did exactly what every other member does – I accentuated my positive aspects and minimized the negative. The problem was with the extent to which I did it. The description I wrote was so idealized that had any of my friends seen it without the photos, they wouldn't have recognized it as me.

It wasn't a lie, but it was dishonest.