CLAIRE CAZIER, 50, is a property developer from London
I WAS online dating and looking for a man around my own age when I was contacted by a guy who sounded interesting. He said he was 51, and looked good for his age in the pictures. I know that some men keep their natural hair colour, and so I had no reason to suspect him.
We chatted back and forth and agreed to meet for a drink. When I walked into the bar, I saw a young man there who looked a bit like my date, and I assumed my date had brought his son with him.
He hadn’t – the man who’d told me he was 51 was actually 27. He’d managed to find a photograph that made him look older than he really was. He told me he was into older women, but had found that when he told women his real age, they weren’t interested, so he hoped to meet them online and develop a relationship before revealing the truth.
He was quite well-to-do, an architect who’d graduated from Cambridge and lived in Chelsea. While it was very flattering, I didn’t stay for that drink.