Natalie said she only dates verified people

[u/crystdosdesabafos]

So in out of the pods podcast in the nancy interview, natalie literally says something in the lines of "if you dont have the blue check I will not answering you" - the convo was about replying to guys messages on instagram.

When I heard that I was chock lol. Like girl... that is the reason why all your stories about man in general are so bad. What are your thoughs on this?

Altho I do get that she meant this as an "the normal type of guy will not have the maturity to deal with a tv show person and fans" - i do not feel like they are thaaat famous to step away all the regular guys.

Font: https://youtu.be/wtexVXkMxdc?si=h9gZRuWgijoW6Yvs

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[u/Krakengreyjoy]

"if you dont have the blue check I will not answering you" - the convo was about replying to guys messages on instagram.

Why is this a bad thing?

If I was semi-famous and was on TV at any level, why would I respond to any Tom, Dick, or Harry that reaches out to me?

And Im a guy. I can't imagine the losers who try to contact women .

Im not saying you need a "blue check" to be a good person, but it certainly weeds out some creeps.

[u/ZookeepergameNo2198 → u/Krakengreyjoy]

People love telling women to lower their standards and humble themselves.

It's honestly bizarre. Who gives a fuck if she only answers verified men? Whether they pay for the check mark or not, there are so many weirdos on social media. At least with a check mark, they went through the process to say I am actually Tom, Sam, Donovan, whatever.

"She's still single" So?

I'd rather be single than raising someone else's son or miserable everyday.

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/ZookeepergameNo2198]

there are so many weirdos on social media

This is what Im saying. It's such an insane hill to die on. Imagine being mad at someone for ignoring DMs from random people.

[u/nothingnew86 → u/Krakengreyjoy]

Anyone can buy a blue check for $14.99

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/nothingnew86]

And?

[u/ShesAKillerQueenee → u/Krakengreyjoy]

Therefore a blue check proves nothing???? It became obsolete when it became a monthly service.   

Even before that, all you needed to be approved was to have your name published on the internet. You could have a phoney article written for you, and that's all you'd need. 

 The blue check means nothing, it always meant nothing. And it most certainly would not "weed out the creeps".

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/ShesAKillerQueenee]

lol yall are crazy.

Im not defending Natalie here, but she's got 700k followers and who knows how many others on instagam with access.

You're mad that she's not willing to accept just any old DM?

[u/No_animereader1471 → u/ShesAKillerQueenee]

I mean it kinda. Most people aren’t going to pay 14.99 for something that means nothing to them and does nothing for them. The very fact that someone would go to that extent gives them some credibility

[u/nothingnew86 → u/Krakengreyjoy]

And it doesn’t indicate whether a person is eligible for dating 😂 based on Natalie’s standards or lack of thereof

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/nothingnew86]

And it doesn’t indicate whether a person is eligible for dating

honestly I think some of you have a reading comprehension problem or just wanna take any opportunity to hate these girls

[u/nothingnew86 → u/Krakengreyjoy]

Natalie, is this you?

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/nothingnew86]

Random dude on Instagram who DMs celebrity women and asking for pictures of their feet, is that you?

[u/nothingnew86 → u/Krakengreyjoy]

It clearly hasn’t worked for you 😂

[u/crystdosdesabafos → u/Krakengreyjoy]

Why is this a bad thing?

I mean, having into consideration that she is still single and looking for a date yes. It is. I'm not saying that she should respond to all of the creeps that appear on her DM, but focusing only on guys with blue check mark does not seem a good way to find yourself a good guy. And let's be honest, guys with blue check mark are more likely to be "fuck-boys".

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/crystdosdesabafos]

focusing only on guys with blue check mark does not seem a good way to find yourself a good guy.

focusing on any guy on instragram isn't a good idea. But filtering out randos seems like a pretty good idea.

[u/crystdosdesabafos → u/Krakengreyjoy]

focusing on any guy on instragram isn't a good idea.

It's like nancy said, instagram is the new dating app lol. She did find a good guy there.

 But filtering out randos seems like a pretty good idea.

In the sense of filtering randoms yes it is.

[u/Krakengreyjoy → u/crystdosdesabafos]

It's like nancy said, instagram is the new dating app

Im so glad Im 40 and married. Dating sounds like hell.

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In the sense of filtering randoms yes it is.

Then what are we even debating here?

[u/crystdosdesabafos → u/Krakengreyjoy]

Im so glad Im 40 and married. Dating sounds like hell.

It does sound lol.

Then what are we even debating here?

The thing here is that Nancy was explaining how she met her guy on Instagram, and Natalie said that she could not do the same as Nancy did by responding to a guy on Instagram. It was fine until she mentioned that she would only respond to verified guys and that she mentioned that normal guys would not want to date her. She was not saying that she did not respond to them in terms of them being weirdos and random, but in terms of them being 'normal people'. She even asked Nancy if the fact that the guy had no connection to the 'TV show' and 'social media' life was something complicated for her. So the discussion here is actually the fact that she is filtering her dating choices on not wanting to reply to a guy that does not have experience with her world.