Online dating can be a beautiful, efficient 21st-century way to find IRL love. But it can also be a cesspool of gross messages, photos of men holding giant dead fish and seemingly endless and awkward small talk.
When you're a woman trying to use the internet to date, the struggle is often very, very real. If you've ever given online dating a try, you know that whether you're browsing profiles, "super liking" someone or sending that first (or second... or third...) message, a whole lot of questions (and frustrations) come up.
Luckily, a whole lot of funny women get the struggles of writing an "about me" tagline and swiping left and right online -- and they've kindly shared their thoughts on the subject on Twitter.
Here are 22 tweets from women that hilariously sum up online dating:
#coffeemeetsbagel match: I appreciate when my date is well-dressed and well-mannered.
— Randee Wynne (@randeepandy) March 27, 2016
Me: lol
My "About me" on bumble: I'll probably like u cause I think you're cute but I'll never say hi so should I just delete this app
— Mikayla (@mikaylacupp) October 20, 2015
Contemplating changing my Tinder bio to 'Just wants someone to let me use their TV to watch Game of Thrones'
— Hannah Smith (@Hannahjessica) April 23, 2016
Dudes on tinder: who is taking these pictures of you at the gym?
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) January 16, 2015
I can't even commit to saying hi to my morning McDonalds worker, how am I suppose to say hi first to my future husband on bumble...
— sarah zajic (@smzajic) May 3, 2016
Online dating apps are fun.
— Marta Effing Ketchup (@MartaEffing) May 3, 2016
Like, lighting my hair on fire and putting it out with gasoline, kinda fun.
collecting tinder matches like pokemon cards:
— tesla adrianne (@tesladrianne) May 2, 2016
"oh you got a guy-holding-fish?? I have three of those!"
There should be an online dating seminar that explains the difference between YOUR & YOU'RE. In related news, I'm going to die alone.
— Sarah Bellum (@sarahbellum) November 24, 2009
Just got carsick from tinder swiping in the Uber so how's your night going
— kelsey darragh (@kelseydarragh) May 1, 2016
Guys on Tinder should say if they have dogs or not in their bios
— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) May 12, 2016
my favorite tinder game to play is "I swear to god if you don't message me in 20 minutes i'm unmatching you you're not my soulmate anyway"
— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) April 30, 2016
Me on Tinder:
— Carina, Carina (@presidents) May 23, 2016
[swipe, swipe]
[pause]
[swipe, swipe]
[accidentally super like someone i don't super like]
[swipe]
[get a message]
[close app]
I wonder if that fun fact about me is better suited for my resume or my online dating profile.
— Mistress Trash Panda (@awkwordly) April 8, 2015
Here's my impression of online dating:
— Kat Combs (@itskatcombs) October 8, 2015
*conversation*
*conversation*
*conversation*
"Hey wanna get a drink?"
*silence forever*
A moment of silence for the ppl we swiped right on bc their bios were funny only to discover the same bio on a "best tinder bios" listicle
— jenna (@jennalinds) April 25, 2016
every time I log into my okcupid account I make a mental note to delete my okcupid account
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) July 30, 2014
Serious question for the dudes who only wear sunglasses in their online dating pics: do u not have eyeballs
— Taylor Trudon (@taylortrudon) July 31, 2015
Matching with people you know on tinder is just about as awkward as running into your teacher at the grocery store
— sprizzle (@spresam2014) April 16, 2016
*looks at dating site for 4 minutes*
— Leah Tiscione (@LeahTiscione) April 20, 2016
*immediately searches for a men in black mind eraser on eBay*
Hobbies? Long walks in the Woods & watching WWII Documentaries is NOT a good answer for an Online Dating Profile apparently..I know this now
— Denise Walker (@DeniseWalker81) May 23, 2016
Me pretending to date consists of... me getting 20+ matches on bumble and not messaging any of them
— Victoria Alvarez (@valvarez11) May 16, 2016
"Are you always like this?" might be my new favorite online dating message
— Amanda Pendolino (@amandapendo) May 4, 2016
Maybe we should just go with this brilliant idea: