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20 Awkward Things That Happen On Tinder

When "Swipe Right" becomes "Swipe Wrong".

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20 Awkward Things That Happen On Tinder
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If you've ever used the Tinder app on your smartphone, you know how awkward it can be. Here are just some of the inevitable mishaps that you'll likely encounter during your swiping spree:


  1. You match with your friends.
  2. You don’t match with your friends.
  3. You find someone who you know is in an exclusive relationship.
  4. You'll find or match with your ex.
  5. Your siblings show up.
  6. Your professors show up.
  7. You get sent a pickup line that was clearly Googled.
  8. Someone invites you to “watch Netflix and chill;” you get there and they don’t have a TV.
  9. Someone invites you to “watch Netflix and chill;” you get there and they’re watching a polar bear documentary.
  10. A person’s main picture has multiple people in it and you can’t identify which one is the person in the profile.
  11. A person’s main picture features a kid and you can’t tell if it’s theirs or not.
  12. You accidentally swipe right and you match.
  13. Someone uses some crazy filter and you can’t tell what they actually look like.
  14. You find someone you know and their pictures look nothing like them.
  15. You actually meet up with someone and they get along better with your roommate than you.
  16. You match with your friend’s ex.
  17. Your friends find out that your S/O has a profile.
  18. They ask for your Kik, not your number, and you don’t have a Kik.
  19. The dog in their pictures is cuter than the person.
  20. You delete your account because you forget why you made one in the first place.
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