`` Catfish `` Directed By Henry Joost And Ariel Schulman

Pretending to be someone who you are not starts to take a toll on the real you. The movie Catfish,

In the “Empathy Gap” by Sherry Turkle the author claims that because human beings are obsessed with being digitally connected that the empathy gap has opened making people less empathetic towards each other. Turkle reports that humans do not appreciate the value of talk which is being undermined because many people fear a real conversation which does not allow them to control the situation including giving someone their undivided attention which allows a people to become vulnerable. Turkle does not disagree that our decreased capacity for empathy can be scary she argues impressively that by showing weakness and vulnerability will help us become more empathetic. The author supports the idea that our communication is at risk because people want

The concept of trust is an idea everyone toys with in their lives at one point. One may think that trust is based of moral values between a trusting relationship. But it can be more complex than many may think. Trust by definition is the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something”(1.). To many, it is the bases of a relationship. People trust one another because they teach one another or they love one another. Whatever the case, trust is an essential piece to a relationship. But it’s Implied that both parties don’t take advantage of that trust. This idea is discussed in literature such as in the novel Indian Horse. Throughout Saul’s Journey in the novel Indian Horse he learns about trust by experiencing it as reality then as an illusion and finally as a choice he must make.

Which leads to become more successful in not only dating, but overall daily lifestyle activities, all from the power of trust.

Research shows that many of us don’t follow through on the goals we set or don’t keep the promises and commitments we make to ourselves. When we repeatedly fail to make and keep commitments to ourselves, it hacks away at our self-confidence. This lack of self trust undermines our ability to trust others.

In addition to the blatant disregard of the truth from Angela, and the narrator of “Parents’ Night,” somewhere underneath the piles of lies is an underlying problem. The characters may additionally be seeking these abnormal relationships to cover their flaws. Joseph M. Carver is a psychologist that stated in an online article in November 2008, “Individuals that behave in this manner are starved for attention, typically any kind of attention, but especially from the opposite sex.” In Catfish, Angela created numerous false online personalities to pursue a relationship with Yaniv. She used the personas as her gateway to a fantasy life because she felt overwhelmed and bored with her own life. Similarities are

It takes more than words to create a safe, exciting and secure relationship. Too often the signals we send are not those we intend to send. When this happens, both connection and trust are lost in our relationships.

Communication is needed to build a relationship, this is especially important to help build up a trusting relationship.

Betrayal of trust often causes unforeseen consequences, harms relationships, and results in internal and external

It takes two individual to build a successful relationship. Relationships or marriage would be a success if the communications towards each other were strong. A strong and loving relationship is a source of great happiness in life. Unfortunately, a relationship that lacks communication can be a source of unhappiness. In addition, being in a relationship takes commitment, compromising and communication skills. Each individual has to share to each other their feelings and thoughts to know each other’s wants, and needs. Without shared understanding and lack of communication, the

Having trust makes one fell safe and free of fear enough so that they can focus on other things.

At the end of David Fincher’s film, The Social Network, Sean Parker sums up the progress of today’s society “we lived on farms, then we lived on cities, and now we are going to live on the internet”. Narrated through parallel story lines; the process of creating Facebook and the resulting lawsuits between Zuckerberg and Saverin and the Winklevoss Twins and Diva Nirendera. The film re-tells the story of the birth of Facebook, created by Mark Zuckerberg and his associates, Eduardo Saverin and Sean Parker. The idea of human interest is explored throughout, in the lasting consequences that jealousy, greed and betrayal has on relationships. Through this Fincher provides a critique of how today’s society connects. The realism of the film, created thorough costuming, dialogue and lighting accentuates the need for real relationships, messy and vulnerable though they are, compared to disconnected virtual ones which lack warmth and authenticity. Fincher provokes the audience to question their own lives and asks if a society that lives on the internet is a good direction to head.

"If you get off on the wrong foot, the relationship may never be completely right again. It's easier to rebuild trust after a breach if you already have a strong relationship." (Live Science. 2009)

It is not something we just give away or created by feelings or emotions. Trust is something which we need to earn. To keep the relationships, we must be a trusted person. We meet with people in everyday life, but our friends and loved ones are special. We can love any people we meet in our daily life but the relationships want trust. Trust, so that we can share our secret, happiness, sorrows. To give our hundred percent in any relationship, we need the believe that they feel the same for us. In any situation, if we fall down, they will come to save us, this is called trust. Most of the time, family members are the most trusted person in our life. Also, friends and lover earned the trust from us by staying with us, by telling us the truth. Sometimes, lovers lie in the beginning of a new life, they hide things to save relationship, but it is not the way to keep a relationship. Truth can never be hidden, it will come up and we won’t be able to handle the outcome if we broke the trust they had. We should be as trust strengthen a relationship, also there can’t be a relationship without

Following the inception of the internet in 1996, many individuals set out to utilize the field of networking that the internet could provide. Social networking sites such as Facebook have allowed for individuals to connect on a global scale without ever having to leave the comforts of their home. While being able to stay in contact with relative from faraway or foreign acquaintances, many people have discovered that they are able to fake their identities online in order to take advantage of other individuals. The film Catfish documents the interactions between Nev, a photographer, and a girl, Abby, who paints his art. Nev grows closer with Abby as well as with her family through exchanges on Facebook. Eventually, Nev develops an intimate relationship with Abby’s sister, Meghan. Meghan and Nev initially exchange messages on Facebook until they grow closer and text via their telephones. After Nev and Meghan have been texting for three months, Nev begins to discover inconsistencies in information Meghan has told him about her personal life. Following a brief break in communication, Nev decides to fly to Michigan to see Meghan in person. When he arrives at her house, he discovers a family very different from the one he had known on Facebook. Nev begins to question the mother, Angela, about the misinformation he had been receiving. Over a period of three days, Nev discovers that not only does not Meghan not exist, but that he had been texting Angela all along. Angela informs Nev