online dating

With the myriad of personalities out there in the dating world, one is likely to encounter the ubiquitous stage-5 clinger. A stage-5 clinger is a person who is likely to become overly attached, overly fast. After one date they are already planning your wedding or can lose their shit if their text isn't replied to in what they deem a timely manner. We receive many stories of these bothersome specimens in particular, so here is a list of 7 times a date was a complete stage-5 clinger, compliments of The Single Society!

If you've ever been in the world of online dating, it can feel like an existential nightmare. Swiping through hundreds upon hundreds of people, trying to find your special person, is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But hey, all it takes is one right swipe to get your perfect match, right? Wrong. It turns out, you might just be wading through a pool of bots and fighting an algorithm that is designed to keep you on the app as long as possible, take your money, and not encourage you to find your match at all. These previous employees of online dating services have shared the dark secrets behind the algorithms and tricks they use on their customers, which you may have lost hours of your life to. Scroll down if you dare.

This world seems to be filled with one Tinder nightmare after another! Take this guy, for example! A complete asshole who clearly knows nothing about how to treat a lady. We teamed up with The Single Society to share all the fabulously bad mishaps the modern dating scene has to offer!

Writing a dating profile can be a daunting task. How is one to accurately describe the fabulousness of their personality within 100-300 characters? Unfortunately, we don't have the answer to that. However, we DO have a list of overused dating profile phrases that should be deleted immediately. Here are the most annoying dating profile cliches according to our readers, brought to you by The Single Society.

I think we can all agree that 2020 in its entirety was an absolute dumpster fire. And many people's dating lives are no exception. We have teamed up with the bad dates blog The Single Society to bring you all the dating disasters that 2020 had to offer. Here are 10 dates that are SO incredibly on-brand for the worst year ever!

Just about everyone who speaks to men on dating apps has had their fair share of creepy and gross messages. It's something of a rite of passage, and the sheer volume of Facebook posts and Reddit threads featuring screenshots of inappropriate texts is proof that men as a collective need a dressing-down (#yesallmenneedmyadvice).

Below is a series of screenshots of text conversations from dating apps where the guy said something pervy. I'm going to tell them, on behalf of all you beautiful online daters out there, how they could have gotten a date instead (hint: it's usually "just be normal"). Read on!

Online dating is truly a minefield of sh*t shows, masking as men ready to date. Finding a good match is like a needle in a haystack, and you have to weed your way through a lot of troughs to find something worthwhile. The art of seduction has been truly lost to the crude openers found on dating apps, such as the awkward pickup lines seen in these Tinder screenshots. Scroll through and join me in saying RIP to the romance of times gone by.

Much like approaching someone in a bar, dating apps leave you vulnerable to all sorts of rejection. Whether the person you've matched with straight-up ignores your messages, or they reply politely telling you that they're not interested, unfortunately, it's all part of the dating game. One girl on Tinder, however, clearly doesn't understand the rules, and upon being explained to politely by a guy she had matched with that he had met someone else, she lost her mind and went totally berserk. Check out how calmly he manages the situation and how 

Recently, we covered the eight profile pics women really need to stop using on dating apps. From duck face selfies to pictures with exotic animals, they're all as bad as each other. But nothing, and I mean nothing, can prepare you for the ridiculously weird profile pictures that Russians use on dating sites. As you scroll through these pictures, you'll cringe on behalf of the people posting them, and feel sorry for the people who have to swipe on them. Honestly, they are too much!

Ah, that awkward, age-old debate of who should pay on a first date. Some argue that splitting the bill is best, because hi, welcome to equality. Others believe that chivalry and feminism can peacefully coexist. They maintain that although a woman should always offer to pay her half, men are expected to decline the offer politely and insist on paying. But no one talks about secret option C, where the guy flat-out refuses to pay at all.

Together with The Single Society, we bring you stories from real women who went on dates with total cheap-ass douchebags. From those who refuse to leave a tip to those who try sneaking their own alcohol into bars, these stories reveal the worst type of men to go on a date with. Guys, frugality is not a cute look on a first date. Ladies, have you experienced cheap ass first dates?

Going on a first date is nerve-wracking enough, but when you throw in a bout of bad karma, some food poisoning, and a period or two, you're in for a nightmare of an experience. Together with The Single Society, we bring you real-life tales of humiliating moments that women have suffered on first dates, and the cringe factor is next-level sh*t. Honestly, you couldn't make this stuff up!

You might think it's easy to get some these days, especially with everyone desperate for human contact after lockdown. But it turns out that cat owners often encounter technical setbacks that the average person doesn't, which could stop them from getting lucky in the sex department. Together with The Single Society, we bring you real women's stories of times their cats did everything they could to stop their owners from having sex, which, if you know a thing or two about kitties, isn't all that surprising! It turns out cats are the ultimate c*ck blocks!

Together with The Single Society, we're back with yet another hilariously awkward dating fail. This time, meet Aaron, the self-obsessed man-child, who could ONLY speak about race cars. And if you've ever been on a date with a guy who wouldn't STFU about himself (so, probably all of you!) then you'll relate to this latest tale of dating debauchery the most.

Let's face it, we've all told one or two white lies on a date to make ourselves seem a little more impressive than we really are. But there's a big difference between a white lie and a straight-up gigantic untruth. That, if I'm not mistaken, is called compulsive lying. Not cool guys, not cool. 

Together with The Single Society, we bring you this latest online dating horror story about a compulsive liar from Connecticut who was nothing like he appeared on Tinder... 

We've all had bad dating experiences, but has your story ever been published as a blog? Together with The Single Society, we're bringing you tales of shocking dating disasters from real women living in New York City. From the ridiculous to the cringe-worthy, to the depressingly obscene, we've got it all. So if you think you've had a bad date before, buckle up and read on because this one really takes the cake. 

Dating can be fun — after all, meeting new people, discovering new places to eat, seeing the sites of your city are objectively all good things. But as we all know, dating can also be a total sh*tshow, and anyone who has navigated the world of online dating can attest to having to kiss many a weird/ creepy/ rude/ f*ckboy frog before finding their prince. But with each frog comes an entertaining story, and together with The Single Society, we bring you the latest tale of hilarious, horrible, and awkward real-life stories from women in New York City currently navigating the world of online dating.