A London woman has detailed five of her worst dating app experiences, explaining why she has deleted the apps for good. After eight years of on-and-off online dating, she says the final straw was race fetishisation, where she was seen as a conquest solely due to her skin colour.
One date turned sour when a man named Rob greeted his mother with 'Stacey! Where’ve you been, you old slapper?' at a Hammersmith pub. The woman later revealed she was his lodger, and their banter turned vicious over unpaid rent. The woman left without asking further questions.
Another date involved a man who travelled from Maidenhead to London but seemed more excited about being in the city than meeting her. Before she even sat down, he turned to her with an unexpected comment, though the article does not specify what he said.
The woman also recounts friends' horror stories, including a man who sent an unsolicited nude photo while wearing a chastity belt, a date who claimed to be an MI5 agent and abruptly left, and another who accused a friend of being 'too powerful' because her confidence gave him anxiety.
She concludes that without the 'sadmin' of replying to lukewarm messages, she can focus on meeting someone in the real world. 'I’ll never swipe again,' she says, citing the toll on her mental health.
