Absolutely. He's human and he's young. Clearly these "catfish" situations happen a lot and relationships on the internet can be intense. I mean Christ, look around here at all the emotion tossed around by physical strangers. We grow to dislike or backslap familiar avatars daily. Thats just as useful as getting caught up in an internet relationship or addicted to WOW.
Now add to that national attention. You're a young kid doing something stupid (like thats never been done before) and bam it turns out you've been massively lied to after having your heart broken AND you've got people sticking cameras and microphones in your face about it?
I do feel bad for the kid because he is just a kid. This isn't some cold and calculated Lance Armstrong stuff here. This isn't some adult whos using lawyers to ruin peoples lives. This is a kid that has the rest of his life in front of him and got emotionally caught up in something stupid. Then boom, it blows up and you're hit with a flood of different emotions at once. Anger, betrayal, heartbreak, embarassment.
And outside of your own issues to deal with you've got a bunch of tools (see below) on the internet who don't know you who have their own failings making themselves feel better by belittling you.
Thing is T'eo will move on...
Now add to that national attention. You're a young kid doing something stupid (like thats never been done before) and bam it turns out you've been massively lied to after having your heart broken AND you've got people sticking cameras and microphones in your face about it?
I do feel bad for the kid because he is just a kid. This isn't some cold and calculated Lance Armstrong stuff here. This isn't some adult whos using lawyers to ruin peoples lives. This is a kid that has the rest of his life in front of him and got emotionally caught up in something stupid. Then boom, it blows up and you're hit with a flood of different emotions at once. Anger, betrayal, heartbreak, embarassment.
And outside of your own issues to deal with you've got a bunch of tools (see below) on the internet who don't know you who have their own failings making themselves feel better by belittling you.
Thing is T'eo will move on...
Absolutely. He's human and he's young. Clearly these "catfish" situations happen a lot and relationships on the internet can be intense. I mean Christ, look around here at all the emotion tossed around by physical strangers. We grow to dislike or backslap familiar avatars daily. Thats just as useful as getting caught up in an internet relationship or addicted to WOW.
Now add to that national attention. You're a young kid doing something stupid (like thats never been done before) and bam it turns out you've been massively lied to after having your heart broken AND you've got people sticking cameras and microphones in your face about it?
I do feel bad for the kid because he is just a kid. This isn't some cold and calculated Lance Armstrong stuff here. This isn't some adult whos using lawyers to ruin peoples lives. This is a kid that has the rest of his life in front of him and got emotionally caught up in something stupid. Then boom, it blows up and you're hit with a flood of different emotions at once. Anger, betrayal, heartbreak, embarassment.
And outside of your own issues to deal with you've got a bunch of tools (see below) on the internet who don't know you who have their own failings making themselves feel better by belittling you.
Thing is T'eo will move on. He'll get drafted and play hard and likely meet a nice girl and start a beutiful family and have a good career. This will pass away.
Trolls on the internet dissatisfied with their own lives will still be trolls.
(more)Now add to that national attention. You're a young kid doing something stupid (like thats never been done before) and bam it turns out you've been massively lied to after having your heart broken AND you've got people sticking cameras and microphones in your face about it?
I do feel bad for the kid because he is just a kid. This isn't some cold and calculated Lance Armstrong stuff here. This isn't some adult whos using lawyers to ruin peoples lives. This is a kid that has the rest of his life in front of him and got emotionally caught up in something stupid. Then boom, it blows up and you're hit with a flood of different emotions at once. Anger, betrayal, heartbreak, embarassment.
And outside of your own issues to deal with you've got a bunch of tools (see below) on the internet who don't know you who have their own failings making themselves feel better by belittling you.
Thing is T'eo will move on. He'll get drafted and play hard and likely meet a nice girl and start a beutiful family and have a good career. This will pass away.
Trolls on the internet dissatisfied with their own lives will still be trolls.
All- which are about 2- maybe 3 gay friends I have (come-on guys I live in Vegas) had their Gaydar up a long time ago.
And it is more sad than anything...
He was teased, as he said, many times for no girlfriend- and preasured by his family.
What to do?
Make-up a girl- and deny who you are?
Then she dies....
Well- there are are hundreds of years of history for that...
ANYWAY- I LOVE THE IRISH- WHAT A GREAT YEAR!!!
And this is just plain stupid...
a young athlete wouldn't just have a girlfriend from
a campus filled with young and willing women?
I'm tired of hearing about this BS already! If he flubs it in the NFL, he can always get his own reality tv series.
Lets see.. he falls in "love" with a "girl" he never met in person. He gets duped into thinking he/she loves him. He falls for his/her faked death, likely arranged by another boyfriend or even more funny was the boyfriend pretending to be the girlfriend. He then finds out, continues to lie to cover his own worthless ass, then tries to play the role of victim to try to salvage his now sinking career.
Yeah, a real upstanding player to admire. Hell no! Go away fool. Sorry, Manti Te'o, you are just a Grade A putz, liar and damn fool. Any team that picks you for anything beyond water boy or jock strap clearer are just as ignorant and gullible as you are.
It was a cruel and rotten thing to do none the less.It should be a crime.
stunt like that unscathed?