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You know when you're on Tinder, and you swipe past those cringey profiles with no photos of a person? And you're just like, "this guy is definitely married, right"? Well, unfortunately for me, I regularly get super-liked by those dudes. I have no idea what it is about me that screams "I'll help you cheat", but it's pretty insulting. And a little flattering. Let's be honest - a super like is a super like. I usually just report profiles like that, but I decided to try something out: matching with them and talking to them. Just to see if they would be as creepy as I assumed.

 For experimental integrity (because this is for science), I only responded to men who messaged me first, and I expanded my age filter because I figured the older sector would have more of this type of profile (absolutely right, it turns out). Here are my results. Prepare to be disappointed by dating app men yet again! 

They say that aphrodisiacs come in all shapes and sizes. A lot of them are random foods like artichokes, asparagus, chocolate, figs, oysters, etc. Apparently has something to do with the chemical properties that make them up, we don't know, we're not scientists. What we do know is that there are a lot of seemingly innocent things that turn people on for no good reason. Some of these may be strange, but hey, at least they're not hurting anyone.

A whole lot of people have found their significant others on dating apps, and I'm just having a hard time understanding how TF they succeeded at finding someone. I mean, are we using the same dating apps? Because I find that pretty darn hard to believe. Finding my boo on a dating app is like waiting for rain in a drought - useless and disappointing (okay, yes, I quoted Hilary Duff in Cinderella Story but it's very applicable to the situation). The people of Twitter know that dating apps are the opposite of what they promise, and they publish golden tweets about it on a weekly basis. Scroll down for our fave pics of the week. 

Everybody has their own taste. It can frustrating since you can't tell what someones icks might be just by looking at them, but it's just one of the many joys of entering the dating world. It's amazing that any of us still do it, we really put our hearts on the line and have no idea what the outcome might be. If you're curious to see what some guys icks are, not that it will really help you in any way, read on.

One of the most important things to cherish in a relationship is trust. Trust is the foundation of any relationship, romantic or not, without it... There's only of far two people can go together. That's why it hurts so badly when somebody you love betrays your trust, suddenly everything the relationship was built on can crumble within minutes. Sure you can apologize, but it's much harder to regain someone's trust after you hurt them.

Everybody has their own lists of turn-on's and turn-off's, we can't all be into the same things, that would be hella boring. We shouldn't use these as rules in relationships, however, it would probably be useful to know a couple of someone's deal-breakers before starting up with them, they might be really simple things to avoid. Plus, you could probably tell more about a person from their dislikes more than their likes sometimes. For instance, if a guy hates feminism, you better run in the opposite direction.

Usually, people need advice for how to start up with or attract someone they're interested in. But it's equally as valuable to have some tactics up your sleeve if you're ever in a situation where you seriously want the person in front of you to lose all attraction towards you. They don't teach you these kinds of things in school, and honestly, it's probably for the best. But hey, who knows if you'll ever be in a situation where you want to 'de-hornify' the person you're on a date with. Obviously, you can always just leave, but there are definitely more interesting and permanent ways to freak them out.

Don't you hate when people in pure, loving relationships recommend putting yourself out there via dating apps? I mean, have they been on dating apps?! They're total cesspools that offer darkness instead of the love that they promise to provide. Okay, so I'm obviously long-due for a therapy session, but I know y'all get my drift. The Twitter world def gets it, and they're super open about their dating app struggles, too. Scroll down to see what they had to say about dating apps this week. 

Every relationship goes at its own pace, and sometimes one side feels like they're ready to take the next step before the other, whatever that 'next step' may be. As long as there is strong communication between both of you this discrepancy doesn't have to be detrimental, however, every so often it is clear that one person is completely living in a world that doesn't exist.

Plus, requesting thousands of dollars after mere months of dating sounds more like manipulation than a measure of intimacy. But don't take our word for it, what do you all think?

Dating apps are a weird place in general, but Tinder seems to bring the weirdest people out there to the forefront. Twitter account Tinder Scaries brings us the best exchanges that went down on Tinder on a daily basis, and we love to see all the awkwardness and funnies exchanged. Ever received weirder messages than the ones featured below? Share it with us in the comments, please! We love to see it. 

A lot of people can easily obsess over sex. Even though we don't all share the same sex drive or preferences, it's likely that sex pops into your head at least once a day, at least once you start having it. It's a blessing and a curse. It's a pretty fun thing to daydream about, but it's definitely not the most interesting thing in the world. There are definitely other satisfying sensations that could give the big S-E-X a run for her money.

Long-distance relationships can be extremely difficult for a multitude of reasons. Most of your fights are solely about the distance but you find yourselves bickering about pointless sh*t regardless. It takes a strong couple to deal with all of the obstacles. There needs to be compassion, patience, and hella compromise. It's completely normal to split payments in a committed relationship, but when you live in different locations, splitting something such as rent isn't such a reasonable request...

We all have our deal-breakers when it comes to dating. There are just certain things that make us go, "Oh, no no no. Seriously, no. No thank you." But usually, those are the obvious red flags that you can realize on the first date. Unfortunately, there are other major turn-offs that don't appear until specific situations. If you dated someone all throughout this past year, you may not know how terrible they are to waiters, since no restaurants were open. But once you see them in that negative light, well there's no going back.

Anyone else feeling personally victimized by dating apps? At this point, we're positive it's a pretty universal feeling. As much as we hate dating apps, we keep coming back for more for some reason. Talk about a toxic relationship, am I right? Apparently, the people of Twitter keep coming back to the apps too, regardless of the trash they came into contact with last time. But hey, we can't blame 'em. We're all out there looking for love through any means possible. Sometimes you gotta wade through the trash to find that one gem. These tweets still make us question why TF we're on the apps though. Scroll down to catch our drift. We know you're gonna redownload those apps anyways, so you might as well have a good laugh beforehand. 

Dating is an inherently awkward ballgame. If you can avoid it at all costs, we would highly recommend it. Just kidding of course, if you want to find love you have to put yourself out there. Sadly, it's just the way that it works. You can learn a lot about yourself through dating. You can learn your love languages, your turn-ons and turn-offs, and much more. You can also learn how weird you are, and if all the stars align, the person you're with will love that part the most.