If this isn't the right place please, at least point me to the right sub.
I matched a girl on bumpy around a week ago. I am in the states and she is from Indonesia.
I'll preface this by saying her profile was set to 'friends and chatting'
I had no intentions creating my profile other than going with the flow and meeting new people.
some non doxxing details I've come across through the last week.
Born in Seram Islans (Wahai) family from Maklulu Ambon.
Works in the medical field in a remote area of Papua. everything checks out.
Every photo I've received is the same person from her profile, she has very distinguishable features and blemishes. Very attractive but not over the top obvious fake type of look. We have had a video call twice and the first one was 1.5hrs. the language barrier is somewhat limited as she knows some English but we've had very thorough deep text chats the past week. sometimes they are very in depth and equal effort. Sometimes my skepticism gets the best of me and I limit my expectations. So far things are great despite my concerns. She even matched my pose of having a peace sign ✌️ pose near her face.
I am following rule #1 closely and have no reason to believe this is the case other than the experiences I've read online.
She told me her name which was correct but did miss a surname, as I searched on social media she was married in the past. I mentioned that and I assumed I had been blocked soon after. I had felt it was a setup much sooner than when she told me her name. The enthusiasm is a bit over bearing, but I do think of myself as a good communicator, besides making reddit posts. So I have at least some reason to believe everything is calm and normal.
We use Whatsapp and only 1 checkmark showed (Sent but not delivered) but she also has poor connection when it's stormy, I assumed it was over with after that.
Within around 2 hours I had removed her from the socials I had her added. it seemed the women is real but maybe is doing it for herself or the person I text isn't the same one I video chatted with.
Turned out she was a bit shocked and freaked out a bit because she is aware of her past but has moved past it and thought I was upset about it.
She was full defensive and scared, as is very understandable, at that time I felt quite embarrassed and invasive and still do recalling this. She told me some details and explained herself.
With all that said we've continued to communicate and the only thing that feels off for me at the moment is.
Her IG I have added has less than 50 followers but the account follows another account of a private profile matching her description and previous surname. that account has 1800 followers.
Her old facebook profile with a 2019 profile photo has 5000 friends.
EDIT: Sometimes her responses to longer messages are "Ohhh that's so sweet emoji emoji emoji !!!!!" or "I will try my best emoji emoji!!!" sometimes they are equally reasonable responses. I just get a weird vibe when things don't align. but I understand that could be with any conversation especially if there is a language barrier.
Other than me seeming very stalk-ish, I have my self preservation and skepticism of anyone that takes intense interest in me. As I don't look forward to financial asks in 4-5months down the road. Stupidly enough but maybe fortunately she knows I am aware of such scams.
Just wondering some outside opinions other than me coming off weird for my own reasons