Man tells New York woman he played D1 soccer on first date. Then she pulls an Uno Reverse: ‘At least the NFL man did it for a bag’

With recent news highlighting that an NFL scammer managed to scam $1.3 million from various women, people are more protective than ever when meeting potential partners. But one woman didn't necessarily need the news as a reminder.

Narni (@nolimitnar), a content creator based in the New York-New Jersey area, said that “Men have been lying about being athletes since the dawn of time.” In a video that received more than 2,000 views, she told her audience that she went on a date with a man who lied about playing Division I (D1) and Division II (D2) soccer. She decided to fact-check him. Then she realized that he wasn't being particularly truthful about his past.

‘These guys are just doing it for free clout'

Narni said that her date mentioned he played D1 and D2 soccer in college during the talking phase.

“Now mind you, I'm 30, right? So I don't really care if you played a D1 sport, but I played D1 soccer in college, so it was a common point that we were talking about,” she said. “I'm like, ‘Oh, that's exciting. … Where did you play?' He tells me the schools, and I'm like, ‘Hmm, interesting.'”

As they continued chatting online, the content creator pulled up both schools' soccer rosters. Narni quickly realized that he wasn't listed on either the D1 university's roster or the D2 university's roster.

Despite this, she ended up going on a date with him.

Narni catches the lie during the date

On the pair's date, Narni continued their conversation about D1 and D2 soccer. Her date told her the exact years he supposedly played D1 at a university he named.

Narni knew someone who was also in the D1 soccer program at the university her date mentioned. In fact, he was there the same year her date was. So she asked him whether he knew her acquaintance.

“So I go, ‘Do you know my homeboy XYZ?' And he's like, ‘Oh, no, I don't,'” Narni recalled. She decided to pull up the roster during the date and put him on the spot.

Unfortunately, though, their date was at a speakeasy. There was no service, so Narni wasn't able to load the page.

Narni confirms the details with her mutual

After the date, Narni wanted to investigate her hunch more. She messaged her acquaintance, who apparently went to the same school as her date. She asked him directly if he knew the person she had been talking to.

The man said that he had no idea who Narni's date was. She never confronted her date about the lie, though.

“Suffice to say, when all was said and done, we never went on a second date,” Narni said. “He ended up dubbing my [expletive], and I don't know if it was just out of embarrassment or what the case was.”

She knew that if she wanted to continue speaking to her date, at some point, she'd have to bring up the lie. For her, her date's lack of communication ended up working out for her.

Narni gave a message to her audience. “It's not a big deal that you didn't play college sports. You don't have to lie about it,” she said.

@nolimitnar Fellas we gotta find a different route to sound more interesting or cooler cause being an athlete is a very disprovable hobby if you're talking to a woman with a few brain cells idk #nflman #d1athlete ♬ original sound – Narni

Why lie?

People lie on dates. But what's the difference between a white lie and a complete and utter fabrication? Why would someone make up something like playing D1 soccer?

Psychology Today says that online daters can tend to distort their profiles to some degree as part of the nature of creating a profile. Things like age, appearance, and general interests tend to get fibbed because many consumers assume they're trying to create a positive self-presentation. According to the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, an estimated 81% of people have lied in at least one way they describe themselves online, reflecting a greater tendency to fib at first and figure out the details later.

When it comes to in-person romances, most people still give their potential partners fibs. Global Dating Insights, while writing about a Gamblizard survey, said that “While 96% of respondents described themselves as honest, only 19% claimed they never lie – suggesting that fibs, big and small, are a routine part of human interaction.”

Lies such as creating complete fabrications are more uncommon, but they obviously happen. Often, people will create fabrications to seem more exciting, to hide character flaws, or to seem more similar to a potential partner. While usually harmless, they can be unattractive when discovered. For that reason, it's usually best to keep dating straightforward and not include fibs about sports in casual conversation.

Buzz News reached out to Narni via TikTok direct message for comment.