Imagine if you could read people’s mind, find out what makes them tick, spot the red flags early and avoid bad dates. Better yet … bad relationships.
No more dating f-boys, the emotionally unavailable, or the time wasters.
Well, it turns out you can.
I discovered this during a chat with Scott Taylor, who is famously known as “the human lie detector”.
Taylor is a security expert with a profound understanding of human behaviour and deception detection. He has received training from the head of the behaviour unit of the FBI (the FBI, people!) and the lead interrogator at Guantanamo Bay. Safe to say, the man is more than qualified. Yep he can spot a big fat liar a mile away.
So I begged him for guidance in this mad, bad dating world and he really provided.
Scott started the chat with a shocking statistic. He revealed that 80 per cent of people lie on their dating profile. The lies are usually to do with age, or body shape, where they live, availability/ relationship status, financial status, or even their entire identity.
Yes, 80 per cent! But before we’re too hard on these cheeky deceptions, please be aware that not everyone is doing it with bad intentions. It can sometimes simply come down to the fact that the person putting together their dating profile are feeling a little insecure. The dating apps can be a dog-eat-dog world with fierce competition everywhere. So of course, people...
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