Doesn’t bother me. I think most people use fake names on apps. Adds a layer of privacy until you are ready to meet.

Anonymous wrote:Women want men to provide their real names to make it easier for women to scour the internet for every last scrap of information about men like the NSA hunting a terrorist.

they often do

Anonymous wrote:Should giving a fake name on an app be a dealbreaker? Or do you think it’s reasonable for a man to want privacy?

I am a woman who uses a fake name. Even just my first name, which is common amongst my age group, plus my career (very niche) will show up first or second in a google search.

I tell them pretty early on, after I decided they are not creeps.

Women want men to provide their real names to make it easier for women to scour the internet for every last scrap of information about men like the NSA hunting a terrorist.