It’s a common complaint these days: ‘He or she looks nothing like their profile picture!’ This often happens when people meet in real life after a ‘match’ on a dating app. “Catfishing” is more than using a “misleading trick” such as a beauty filter or a picture of a younger self as a profile picture on a dating app. It usually applies to someone pretending to be someone else entirely. The term is often used to describe romantic or financial scams. How catfishing works: While online dating comes with its challenges, matchmaking in the 1500s had far graver consequences—you could literally lose your head.

For those unfamiliar with dating apps, “Hinge” is often compared to Tinder. Here’s how they differ, according to wikiHow:

• Tinder is more focused on hookups and casual dating than Hinge.
• Hinge is better for long-term relationships and meaningful conversations.
• Hinge’s premium features are more expensive than Tinder’s.

There seems to be consensus that, given Henry VIII’s personality, Anne of Cleves was one of the luckiest suitors of the 16th century. If Henry had access to dating apps, she might have been swiped left—but in the end, she proved that sometimes, dodging a bad match is the best outcome. Video source: https://www.tiktok.com/@mattieolivier/video/7477666687697931575?_t=ZM-8uR9NyoppC9&_r=1