That to me is the most ridiculous behavior and it annoys me so.
Usually, that's a scammer. If they ask you to move to another platform (Hangouts, etc.) so you can "get to know each other better", report them. They'll be calling you babe, professing their eternal love for you, and asking you for money before the day is out.
Sometimes I tell them I'd be happy to go to the other platform if they want to end me nudes of them.
It is easier to like someone online than in person because you usually only know what they tell you about them (and it is usually only good stuff). So your head fills in the rest about that person as what you want them to be like instead of the real them...
The grass is always greener on the other side, or it's puppy love? Maybe loneliness, and just talking to someone makes you feel that way? From my Sociology classes that's what I'd guess. But ANYONE can be ANYONE on the internet. Just like the prince from some unknown country will give you 100 mil, but you have to give him 5K for fees. Kind of on topic, I don't see why women who are beaten keep on breaking up with a guy, then keep on returning. I know this is a different senario, but kind of similar. They promise you the world, but don't end up being good people.
For real people, it could be that someone is just that lonely that they imagine this other person to be their ideal mate, without knowing much about them.
For scammers, it's their specialty to make someone believe they are in love with them, so they can bilk them out of their life savings, or home sale proceeds.
My ex-husband fell for one of those scammers, before we were fully divorced, and lost everything in our joint checking account after sending it to "Rose" in Singapore who was "in love" with him via Match. When I questioned where the money went from the sale of our home when our divorce was final, he just said he made a bad investment. Poor guy went to the airport to "pick her up" with flowers and a card, but of course she was a no show, after he wired her the funds. She was likely spending my/our money in Singapore, or wherever "Rose" really was.
Be very wary of people who say they are "in love" over the internet!
Yep - just gotta let it go. Was years ago.