'LOL, He Blocked Me' : Top Dating App Flops of the Week (April 19, 2023)

Eleonora Bader

Apr 21, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

Conversations on a dating app stimulate your adrenaline, but it isn't always the good kind. You'll shoot your shot and text your match with some cheesy opener, knowing that Reddit has its fingers crossed, only to receive either an insult, a one-word reply, or no reply at all. Why bother matching with people if they're not gonna match your energy? Welcome to the modern dating world; most of the time you're gonna be sifting through, for lack of a better word, garbage, while at other times you'll strike gold (pun intended).

There will also be those people who overcommit themselves to the conversation… meaning, you'll get a string of angry texts if you hop in the shower for ten minutes without getting their permission first. Dating is pretty tough these days, what with the ghosting, blocking, classic one-word responses, and delusional people you may stumble upon (never judge a book by its cover). On the bright side, at least you've got some pretty good stories to tell your friends and future grandchildren. Worth it? Debatable.

For more dating app flops and fails, here is last week's collection.