Once upon a time, people had to actually leave home to meet a potential suitor. And their parents had to approve. They’d then often enter into a lengthy period of courting. Getting to know and impress each other exclusively, with the end goal of marriage. Nowadays, we can sit comfortably on our couch and casually swipe through a catalog of cuties who catch our eye. We can chat to them without ever meeting face to face. And we can choose whether we’re looking for a casual fling, a coffee companion, or commitment.
But the world of dating apps can be downright dodgy. As redditor u/TheRussianGuy9 discovered when they asked “What was your worst experience from dating apps?”. The thread clocked over 2,000 comments. And people came forward with some truly wild stories. Keep scrolling for a few dating app disasters that might make you want to time travel back in time to the traditional days of courtship rituals, or maybe switch to an AI girlfriend or boyfriend.
#41
I was on Tinder for a few years and never had a single positive interaction on it. I felt like I was being long-form pranked.
More recently, it's the like limits that are driving me nuts. The microtransactions in these dating apps would make EA blush.
More recently, it's the like limits that are driving me nuts. The microtransactions in these dating apps would make EA blush.
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20points
#42
I matched a really nice girl, we decided to go on a date. Restaurant, walk in the local park, then headed to her place. She seemed cute but a little esoterical (stopping to touch multiple trees that were emitting energy or something, insisted on taking a detour to the cemetery). But overall no serial killer vibes ...
Throughout the date she kept getting calls but never picked up her phone, making up some obvious fake story about it. We got along really well though, so i didn't think too much of it.
When we got to her place she eventually picked up her phone. The mood changed immediately. She turned a little clandestine towards me and went on to give the person on the phone a physical description of me.
After some really weird moments, she finally revealed to me that she is "still kinda in a relationship" while "looking for people for a MMF threesome". Then it dawned upon me that the whole thing felt kinda scripted and I probably wasn't the first guy she did this too.
Needless to say, I went through with it but it was the weirdest sexy time ever.
Throughout the date she kept getting calls but never picked up her phone, making up some obvious fake story about it. We got along really well though, so i didn't think too much of it.
When we got to her place she eventually picked up her phone. The mood changed immediately. She turned a little clandestine towards me and went on to give the person on the phone a physical description of me.
After some really weird moments, she finally revealed to me that she is "still kinda in a relationship" while "looking for people for a MMF threesome". Then it dawned upon me that the whole thing felt kinda scripted and I probably wasn't the first guy she did this too.
Needless to say, I went through with it but it was the weirdest sexy time ever.
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19points
#43
Being scammed for sure. But one in particular. One person was trying to convince me she was a girl. So I said ok, take a quick vid and just say my name. It took almost an hour, and guess what I got??
A 2 sec video of Diana Taurasi!! The WNBA player. She was being interviewed at half court.
I let that one go one for a while.
A 2 sec video of Diana Taurasi!! The WNBA player. She was being interviewed at half court.
I let that one go one for a while.
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18points
#44
I struck out on a date so fast I got the same Uber driver for my ride home.
Unfortunately, there is not much of a story. The date was at a bar right by the beach with a beautiful European woman here for post-doc work. I guess she wasn’t feeling the spark with me and/or wasn’t attracted to me because it ended in less than an hour. I can’t really point out anything that I did wrong. When the Uber arrived, we were both shocked to see each other. It was an awkward ride home. No second date, of course. The experience kind of mentally wrecked for a few days.
Unfortunately, there is not much of a story. The date was at a bar right by the beach with a beautiful European woman here for post-doc work. I guess she wasn’t feeling the spark with me and/or wasn’t attracted to me because it ended in less than an hour. I can’t really point out anything that I did wrong. When the Uber arrived, we were both shocked to see each other. It was an awkward ride home. No second date, of course. The experience kind of mentally wrecked for a few days.
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16points
#45
Matched with a beautiful girl when normally I matched with girls who never showed their bodies in pics so I was immediately thinking catfish.
After talking for a few hours she mentions recognizing me and later realized we graduated together and grew up less than a mile down the road. She totally knew it was me when we matched.
Anyways I looked her up in the yearbook and remembered who she was. I kept thinking, “was I ever mean to her, is this a trap?” Because she was absolutely gorgeous now.
Well after a couple dates we really hit it off. Hung out every day for a month literally fell in love and went so far as to getting a marriage license in just over a month. 10 days later she broke it off. Talk about an absolute mind f**k. I’ve spent more days hurting because of it than we were together.
After talking for a few hours she mentions recognizing me and later realized we graduated together and grew up less than a mile down the road. She totally knew it was me when we matched.
Anyways I looked her up in the yearbook and remembered who she was. I kept thinking, “was I ever mean to her, is this a trap?” Because she was absolutely gorgeous now.
Well after a couple dates we really hit it off. Hung out every day for a month literally fell in love and went so far as to getting a marriage license in just over a month. 10 days later she broke it off. Talk about an absolute mind f**k. I’ve spent more days hurting because of it than we were together.
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16points
#46
Guy tried to recruit me to be a “hostess” after approx. an hour or so of message exchanges.
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16points
#47
Downloaded dating apps in college, and met a nice person on there & we start seeing each other more officially. Fast forward 3 years later and I’m filing for a protection order after being hit by said person with a whole a*s table.
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14points
#48
So so many.. i had a dating app phase after my last long term relationship.
I remember meeting a girl i met on an app that looked nothing like her profile pic. I mean it was her but she looked so much better online, totally my type.
In reality she was a little, fat girl with green brown teeth. No body shaming but what do people expect when they use pics that dont aligne with reality?
Another time i met this gorgeous girl. She wasnt exactly local so she told me she would drive here and stay at my house. I was a little suprised but i offered her to crasch on the couch and didnt think much of it. We had a nice evening. She went to the bathroom, came back and told me with tears in her eyes she will drive home now. Never heard anything from her again.
Another time i met a beautiful latina on tinder while i was on a road trip with my sister in california (we are from germany) and we met at our rbnb. We sat in her car for hours and talked and in the early morning she said she wished i had done something. So i kissed her and we hooked up. Then she left. That was 4 years ago and we still talk sometimes.
Then there was this chick that totaly vibed with me.. but her friends we met later didnt and talked her down so she wanted me to leave bc they wanted to go to a party and i wouldnt fit in xD.
I remember meeting a girl i met on an app that looked nothing like her profile pic. I mean it was her but she looked so much better online, totally my type.
In reality she was a little, fat girl with green brown teeth. No body shaming but what do people expect when they use pics that dont aligne with reality?
Another time i met this gorgeous girl. She wasnt exactly local so she told me she would drive here and stay at my house. I was a little suprised but i offered her to crasch on the couch and didnt think much of it. We had a nice evening. She went to the bathroom, came back and told me with tears in her eyes she will drive home now. Never heard anything from her again.
Another time i met a beautiful latina on tinder while i was on a road trip with my sister in california (we are from germany) and we met at our rbnb. We sat in her car for hours and talked and in the early morning she said she wished i had done something. So i kissed her and we hooked up. Then she left. That was 4 years ago and we still talk sometimes.
Then there was this chick that totaly vibed with me.. but her friends we met later didnt and talked her down so she wanted me to leave bc they wanted to go to a party and i wouldnt fit in xD.
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14points
#49
She was a virgin. I didn't know. She turned the lights off. It looked like a murder scene after. .
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10points
#50
Years ago, matched with a girl on tinder, hit it off, she rolls me to coke over because she has the house to herself. Excited, I get dressed, (singlet and trackies because like... why dress up to dress down?) And once I found her house and walk in there's a place at the dinner table set for me with her family sitting around it.
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9points