The Cringiest Dating App Encounters This Week (September 27, 2023)

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

Sep 27, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Do you feel like something's in the air? The nights are drawing in, the mornings are chilly — and every time you go outside, you can feel the rising vibrations of romantic desperation. That's right, my friends, the infamous Cuffing Season is just around the corner. Any time the weather gets colder, many single people start to wonder what it would be like to have somebody to cuddle away the winter blues.

This probably means the dating apps are about to get a whole lot busier. As we know, this can only mean bad things. That potent mixture of desperation and entitlement can easily turn into something horrible. While creating a Hinge account doesn't automatically mean you're an awful person, the examples of cringe that such a place generates can make you think that acting like an a-hole is a prerequisite. Keep your wits about you, and hopefully you won't end up like those on this list.