While dating apps and websites have brought the world a progressive and digitally-adapted method of finding love, they have also popularised concepts like ghosting, the talking stage, and catfishing. These terms now plague young generations as they navigate the minefield that is modern dating. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing everyone into lockdown, the popularity of online dating grew as people turned to the internet for everything – from groceries, all the way to love. In 2022, over 366 million individuals around the world were registered on dating apps with a percentage of these saying that they preferred it to the traditional format of finding love. In Egypt, the trend has been catching on over the past few years. However, the negative outlook swaths of Egyptian society have on modern dating continues to cast a shadow of taboo on it. Online dating, however, comes with its own set of drawbacks. One of these is being catfishing — meaning being deceived by a user with a fake account. Particularly for women, there are safety concerns that come with using these apps, as a higher percentage of women, in comparison to men, state…
