Is there a word for this?

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Seeing as this has happened to me a few times now, I feel there should be a word for this phenomenon: when you start having a crush on someone on the internet thinking they are the opposite gender ( if you are straight) and then you find out they are the same gender as you.

Or what if you get really friendly with someone thinking they are the same gender, then you realise they are opposite gender and you go crazy for them.

Or people who confuse you by their nickname of avatar picture being of the opposite gender.

Any new internet words for such phenomena?

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  • reminiscent
    9 years ago

    You know im not sure if there are any.
    but its kinda adorable cuz you fell in love with their personality first :).

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    • Darkoil
      9 years ago

      For quite a while when you joined here I actually thought you were a guy for reasons unknown.

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      • reminiscent
        9 years ago

        You are the 2nd person to tell me that lol.
        the other person was in that sexy women of inn thread thats gone now

        I wonder :P

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  • anti-hero
    9 years ago

    IOGI "Eye Oh Gee Eye" ... Incorrect Online Gender Identification.

    Okay, I just made that shit up. But it works.

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  • pastor_of_muppets
    9 years ago

    in my language there is a word for the first example.. "moffie"

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    Isn't that called "Catfishing" or something?

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    • reminiscent
      9 years ago

      Only if it's on purpose.
      And if your tricking someone to fall in love with you. Catfish like in the movie or tv shows.
      I assumed the op was referring to crushes that happen and the other person was not purposfully misleading.

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  • Jebus-Kreist
    8 years ago

    Yes:

    Idiot.

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  • TareBear20
    9 years ago

    I have never had a crush on a screen name or someone I never met in person.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    Shanghaied?

    http://afternoonsnoozebutton.com/post/19084776073/am-i-gay-a-journey-of-self-discovery-with-shang

    You must read the whole thing to understand.

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  • flailyhailey
    9 years ago

    Catfish.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    I often make that mistake on here. I have mistakenly assumed many are guys, but turn out to be girls. Looking back, after being informed of my error, I don't see how I should have known, in many cases.

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