When I meet someone for the first time, my heart rate goes up. Not from the excitement of finally putting a 3D face to the person but from the anxiety of what would appear from below the mask. Mask fishing is a thing.
The concept is not new. It exists for ages albeit in a different form. Remember the time you saw someone enticing from the back and when you got a look from the front, the person’s face looked like a Shrek-Quasimodo crossover? Or when you introduced yourself to someone at a random event and the voice of that person sounded like a mistuned violin played by a Parkinson’s patient? You tried to not lose balance from the shock and swallowed the “Whaaathaaafuuuuuuuck” you were about to blurt out with wide-open eyes.
Let bygones be bygones. Yes, the face looks a bit funny and artistic. But that doesn’t mean we should run away screaming. Just remember that all art is subjective. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, just not your eye. The question is whether we’re able to recover from the initial surprise and act less disgusted. Luckily, we’re gifted with four more senses that we can use in our interaction. This is blind dating 2.0.
I started a mental health support hotline to help victims of mask fishing. Our team of professionals provide a listening ear and help process the traumatic experience. Do not suffer in silence. Call +69 123 456 9 69 now to talk about it.
I know you’re all dying to know what second-hand gems we discovered and took home. Well, the shop we visited was quite small and so was the attractiveness of the displayed goods.
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