Dating Gone Bad: Five Cringe Worthy Tinder Encounters

Posted By Raquel Cool

BreakingModern — Love in the age of hook-up apps is not without collateral damage, albeit the hilariously awkward kind. Tinder — a popular mobile dating app founded in 2012 — uses GPS technology, your Facebook profile and a swipe of your thumb to populate romantic matches. Simply put: swipe right if you’re interested, swipe left if you’ll pass.

And that’s when things get interesting.

Here are some of the worst Tinder stories that I’ve found out there. You can find lots of similar ones at places like AskReddit. But be warned! These stories will make you want to hide inside your turtleneck. Prepare to cringe.

1. The Stalker

“My friend met a girl on Tinder while in Paris for a weekend. They kept talking a little bit after he went home to Amsterdam. She asked his address so she could send a birthday card. She effing showed up on his birthday!

“She texted him while he was at work saying she was at his front door and he thought she must be joking but he was in a meeting and unable to call her for two hours. He said it was the longest two hours of his life. When he found out she was serious he was shocked. He had to invite her along to dinner with his family and then his friends had a small party for him and she brought a cake. He let her sleep on his couch (played the “I’m a gentleman” card) and luckily he had a business trip the next day so he had an excuse to ask her to leave. She recently called him to say she was getting ready for a date and had nothing to wear. Crazy.

“Told him I posted this story and he corrected me: he let her have the bed and he slept on the couch which was awkward because they had already slept together in Paris.”

- Reddit user FriendVriendin

2. The Sex Work Solicitation

“‘I’m looking to make $40 today. Do you think that’s something you could help me with?’ Uhhh no thanks.”

- Reddit user biCamelKase

3. The Date That Was So Good, That She Sent Him 80 Text Messages Afterward

“It was horrible. I installed the app for fun and just to eff around with when I’m bored, ended up matching with a girl and talked to her for, like, two weeks and exchanged numbers and FB info. She was pretty, seemed really cool, and we shared a lot in common. Eventually she said we should hang out, and I said sure. We met up at a mall and just walked around and talked for about an hour, and I left. After I left, I knew I wasn’t going to pursue her. Over text she seemed pretty cool, but in person she was just … off. IDK, I can’t really explain it.

“Anyway, within two minutes of me getting back in the car, she texted me wanting to know my real opinion on her now. Kinda weird, but whatever she seems weird so I just replied saying yeah, she’s cool and whatever. Big mistake. Over the course of the next two hours, I received over 80 texts, about 10 calls and a couple of VMs, all of her crying and saying I need to move in with her and her Dad because she’s suicidal and I needed to take care of her. I was blunt with her in saying no and this can’t go on anymore and to stop contacting me, but nothing changed. I had to delete my FB profile, block her number, etc. I deleted the app after that.”

— Reddit user Joskilatrix

4. The “Let’s Watch a Movie” Date

“I met up with a girl so we could watch Frozen together. We actually watched Frozen together. She was disappointed and I was mesmerized. I’d never seen that shit before.”

- Reddit user Systemizer

5. The Crickets

“I’ve had tinder for 16 months and have still yet to get a message. Not even from spambots.”

— Reddit user Bk7

For Bmod, I’m Raquel Cool.

First Image Credit: Original photo by Michelangelo Carrieri via Flickr Creative Commons

Second Image Credit: Original photo by Knivesout via Flickr Creative Commons

Cover Art: See-ming Lee via Flickr Creative Commons