Despite running into some very weird vibes along the way, they stuck it out on the apps and ultimately met their match. So to clear the fog of jadedness from modern singlehood, if only just a little, we asked eight people to share their online dating success storiesβfrom bad beginnings to very happy endings. He kept asking weird questions and then decided it would be nice to go for a walk.
I think we walked for three hours in the blazing sun. I thought I was going to pass out. I was dripping in sweat and had a headache. I immediately ordered an Uber and ended up having to drink a heap of Hydralyte when I got home because I was throwing up from heat exhaustion.
On another bad date, the guy seemed normal when we were chatting online, but I met him and he was an absolute creep. He just gave me bad vibes and kept getting handsy in the restaurant. I was so uncomfortable. A year ago, I met my current partner, Chris, on Tinder.
I used the app on and off, and we already matched a few times but never made plans to meet up, mostly because he lived 45 minutes away. He pressed, so I played along and took a bite, and then we both got food poisoning and became violently ill.
Later, the topic of tattoos came up, and I dropped the bomb that my tattoo is a melanoma ribbon in honor of my dad, who died from skin cancer. In September , I reactivated my Hinge account just to find a concert date. I got more than I bargained for. He was pissed that I was out with someone else and let me know afterward. Another time, I was at a local pizza place with a guy who dropped the F-bomb every other wordβI swear too, but yikes.
