Yahoo Lifestyle 21 Nightmare Tinder Matches That'll Make Single People Want To Bang Their Head Against A Wall Over And Over And Over Again
Reddit user CatSk8Scratch asked the AskReddit community, "What's your worst Tinder experience?" Unsurprisingly, a lot of people had odd, messy, and cringeworthy Tinder stories to share. Here's what people revealed:
1."I worked in corrections for seven years (I was active on Tinder during that timeframe until I met my now-husband). My profession was listed on my profile. I swiped right on a guy, and we talked for a while on the app, then moved on to texting. We had dinner a few times (he wasn't giving off any red flags, etc.), and then he ghosted me (or so I thought). About two weeks after not hearing from him, he showed up at my intake unit at the prison for two counts of murder."
2."I went on a date, and the guy was nice, so I decided to go back to his place. He told me he had roommates and we had to be quiet, and I said fine. We end up falling asleep. I went downstairs in the morning, and his mom was making me breakfast and coffee because she had seen my car. He didn't have roommates. He lived with his parents. I have a hard time refusing anything nice anyone does for me, so I got to have a very awkward breakfast with the mother of a guy I barely knew."
3."We never made it out of the driveway. He came to pick me up and had his two-year-old kid in the backseat, who he never told me about. I even asked if he had kids when we were messaging, and he denied it. I asked him about it then and there, and the guy broke down crying. It turned out he was going through a nasty divorce because his wife cheated, and the affair partner moved into their rental house. This guy was currently living in the basement because he didn't want to leave his kid, and our date was just a ploy to try and get his ex jealous. I told him that I wasn't about to be a pawn. It seemed like he was going through a lot, and he should take this time to be with his son. I shut the door and walked back into my house. Two weeks later, he sent me a nasty message asking me why we never went on a date. I reiterated my previous statement, and he called me a 'selfish slut' for not giving him a chance."
4."I drove 45 minutes to meet her at a nice restaurant. She kept texting that she was on her way. I walked out after waiting at the bar for an hour. When I walked out, she texted me and asked me where I was going. I think she was watching me the whole time and didn't approach. Creepy."
5."One of his first questions was if I lived with my parents. That's not too odd of a question (I thought he was essentially just asking if we could do it at my place or if we'd have to get a motel), and I, truthfully, said no. But I was wrong. That's not why he was asking. His immediate follow-up question was to ask if he could be my roommate, one who couldn't pay rent but could make up for it through...you know. I never replied."
6."I matched with a guy, we went on a date, and the dude started watching reels at full volume in front of me as I was speaking."
7."The weirdest experience was when a guy drew a portrait of me (and made me look fat in it) and tried to make me pay 20 euros for it."
8."Many years ago, I went to a guy's house after a date. We started getting busy in his living room when I looked around and saw the outline of a body in the dark. He had a family member sleeping in the living room a few feet away. I made an excuse to leave, quickly gathered my things, and used the bathroom while waiting for my Uber. There were so many roaches in the bathroom. Gag. I slowly ghosted him, and we remained connected online, but I never spoke to him again. Deleted all dating apps after that."
9."I went out with this guy who seemed pretty smart and nice. He talked about great authors, art, and literature, so I was a bit impressed. The first date was okay, but he bluntly said, 'Sorry for not kissing you. I've been told I'm a bad kisser and dumped over it.' He also let an 'I love you' slip out, but it was clearly an accident. So I was like, okay, not a good start, but I kept talking to him. We kissed, and he was terrible, but I decided to give him a shot, and we met to go to a museum together the following day."
"During the whole car ride, he was a completely different person. He put his music obnoxiously loud and didn't engage with me. He kept saying how he thought reading 'was a waste of time,' went on about how he was a 'materialist,' and kept rubbing his crotch on me while I was trying to observe the art in the museum. When he tried to kiss me again, he got my face all wet and couldn't fit his tongue in my mouth. He sat by a bench, and I told him, 'Hey, I don't think this is working.' He got mad, yelled at me, and started screaming in public about how he had a big dick, and he was a great kisser. I was the one who 'didn't get it.' I ran out of there fast."
10."This guy brought me to his place to cook me dinner, and his whole family was there cooking dinner. He introduced me as his girlfriend. We had matched on Tinder three days prior, and it was our first time meeting in person. Another time, a guy brought me to a brewery for dinner. He didn't order a beer because he wasn't a drinker, and he only ordered sauerkraut to eat. He sat there eating sauerkraut and drinking his water and talked about how awesome he was for like an hour, then asked me for a ride home because he didn't own a car and only picked the brewery because it was walking distance from his house."
11."I went out with a girl from Tinder one time, and we had a great time talking to each other. She asked me about my plans for the following Friday, and I told her I couldn't go out because my friend had his birthday that day. She got mad and said I didn't want her. I suggested we go out on Saturday. She didn't even tell me she couldn't go out; she just cursed me out instead. I tried to salvage the situation, but she wouldn't listen. Then she proceeded to stalk my Instagram for two years, even after I deleted my account because I got hacked. I asked her why she kept following me from different accounts (I had counted 14), and she replied, 'Do you not want me to follow you?' I said yes, and then I never heard from her again."
12."I was supposed to meet a guy for coffee. First, he said he was running late. Then he said that he may or may not be coming; I would have to wait and see. As I was leaving, I saw him with another girl at the cafe across the road. About an hour later, he sent me a rude message calling me a bitch because I 'stood him up' and wasted his time."
13."We talked for about 10 minutes, and she said she loved me and wanted to know where I lived. Noped out of that situation pretty quickly."
14."For our second date/meet-up, he said he would pick me up, and it was a surprise where we were going. I asked him what I should wear since I didn't know if this was dinner, a walk on the beach, etc. He said something comfortable. I felt okay with this plan because we had already met and spent several hours together talking the week before. We did not go out that night after all, but when I saw him again, I asked him what the mystery destination was supposed to be that night. A sex club. The man planned to surprise me by bringing me to a swingers sex club on our second date."
15."'Oh, let me add you to my Find My Friends app on my iPhone.'"
16."They sent me 38 messages in three hours, starting positively and ending up threatening to 'do something we'd both regret' if I didn't reply. I only saw them when I checked my phone on my lunch break."
17."I went on a 30-minute walking date with a guy, and he said walking was too boring, so he suggested we have dinner the next time. I agreed, and then he said he wanted us to cook dinner together for his parents, grandparents, and brother. I told him I barely knew him and wasn't ready for that, so it wouldn't work out, and he sent me an invoice for $100 for wasting his time going on a walk with him."
18."This was my first ever match that resulted in a date. We met for drinks at a busy restaurant, and she immediately threatened the staff that we'd leave because our table wasn't quite ready at the reservation time. That let me know at the start that this wouldn't likely result in anything good. After sitting down and ordering, we got to chatting, and I asked about her work, which said 'life coach' on her profile. She confessed that was something she put there because her actual job was as a matchmaker for wealthy people who struggle with dating. As you can guess, by the end of the evening, she asked if I'd be interested in joining her pool for possible matches with applicants, and I politely declined."
19."I met up with a guy in college and brought him to my dorm. He told me I would like shows I had just said I didn't like, then said I was wrong about what I liked. But he also said the worst thing I've ever heard from a date in my life, which was: 'Cuddle me like I don't smell.' He did smell."
20."We made plans to go and eat before a movie. I was a few minutes early and saw that he had already ordered his food and was halfway done eating. I was so confused and asked if I got the time mixed up. I didn't. I sat down for a few seconds and then got up and left without saying anything."
21.And: "I matched with this guy who seemed pretty normal. We talked for a week or so and FaceTimed once. Our work schedules lined up, and we decided to go to dinner. Dinner started normally until I asked him about his past relationships and GOLLY. The next two hours were spent with him talking about his ex, Madison: how horrible she was, how depressed he was about the breakup, and how amazing she was. After the date, I thought I was in love with Madison! He walked me to my car and asked how the date went. I told him he should call Madison and give it a second chance since she was still on his mind. He said thank you and immediately called her."
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