50 Pictures Of Awkward Opening Conversations From Tinder That Are So Hilarious That People Had To Share Them

Individuals on Tinder often judge others based on their looks and, for some reason, write things they wouldn't ideally say face-to-face.

Tinder can turn a simple hello into pure chaos in seconds. Some people open with charm, others with confusion, and a few seem determined to make the other person laugh, cringe, or disappear from the app entirely.

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This collection rounds up 50 awkward opening conversations that show just how strange online dating can get. From bizarre pickup lines to replies that go completely off the rails, these screenshots capture the kind of moments people cannot help but share.

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Scroll through the worst Tinder openers and see which one would send you straight back to swiping.

1. Oops

Tinder chat screenshot with surprised reply, “Huh? No way,” then laughtertindernightmares
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2. Huh? No way

2. Huh? No waytindernightmares
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3. Lol this fits so perfectly

3. Lol this fits so perfectlytindernightmares

4. Being turned down in a creative way

4. Being turned down in a creative waytindernightmares

5. You're not the only one who can compose poems

5. You're not the only one who can compose poemstindernightmares

6. Ha... This really got me

6. Ha... This really got metindernightmares

7. When you don't pull out...

7. When you don't pull out...tindernightmares

8. I'll bring my hatchet

8. I'll bring my hatchettindernightmares

9. North Korea... Lol

9. North Korea... Loltindernightmares

Some openers go from awkward to absurd almost instantly.

10. Now we are on a filing spree

10. Now we are on a filing spreetindernightmares

11. And I quite agree with the latter

11. And I quite agree with the lattertindernightmares

12. What! Oh no, no, no, no...

12. What! Oh no, no, no, no...tindernightmares

13. That is a long way to put it, but obviously, he wants the second option

13. That is a long way to put it, but obviously, he wants the second optiontindernightmares

14. Someone has been a bad boy

14. Someone has been a bad boytindernightmares

15. This is a weird request, but...

15. This is a weird request, but...tindernightmares

16. Looking for Pokemons Instead

16. Looking for Pokemons Insteadtindernightmares

17. Where are my awards, please...

17. Where are my awards, please...tindernightmares

18. So good-looking but so far... Sorry, far

18. So good-looking but so far... Sorry, fartindernightmares

19. A series of unfortunate events

19. A series of unfortunate eventstindernightmares

20. Is it hard to learn how to talk to a woman?

20. Is it hard to learn how to talk to a woman?tindernightmares

At this point, the conversation is already beyond saving.

21. Lol... I'd like to have my eggs unfertilized, please

21. Lol... I'd like to have my eggs unfertilized, pleasetindernightmares

22. What each other looks like...

22. What each other looks like...tindernightmares

23. Hit that right on the head

23. Hit that right on the headtindernightmares

24. So people now have favorite dinosaurs...

24. So people now have favorite dinosaurs...tindernightmares

25. When your middle name is Gilette

25. When your middle name is Gilettetindernightmares

26. Haha... The ass is for farting after all

26. Haha... The ass is for farting after alltindernightmares

27. This person looks lost but still wants to find his way

27. This person looks lost but still wants to find his waytindernightmares

28. It's a non-existing date, you dumbo...

28. It's a non-existing date, you dumbo...tindernightmares

29. When you've got it all mixed up

29. When you've got it all mixed uptindernightmares

30. Tell me about who hurt you...

30. Tell me about who hurt you...tindernightmares

That reply did not exactly help the mood.

And if you think Tinder awkwardness is bad, check out the AITA post where leading a friend astray with dating advice ended in heartbreak.

31. The respect part is very important

31. The respect part is very importanttindernightmares

32. This is the accurate answer, though

32. This is the accurate answer, thoughtindernightmares

33. It can be downright annoying sometimes

33. It can be downright annoying sometimestindernightmares

34. You're whatever that emoji means

34. You're whatever that emoji meanstindernightmares

35. Ouch! That hurts so bad

35. Ouch! That hurts so badtindernightmares

36. When someone is so used to rejection

36. When someone is so used to rejectiontindernightmares

37. This is really, really creative

37. This is really, really creativetindernightmares

38. That is one heck of a bombshell

38. That is one heck of a bombshelltindernightmares

39. No way you're recovering from the first line

39. No way you're recovering from the first linetindernightmares

40. Someone is in need of grandkids

40. Someone is in need of grandkidstindernightmares

Some of these chats feel like they were doomed before they even started.

41. I wasn't expecting that reply, though

41. I wasn't expecting that reply, thoughtindernightmares

42. Well, that ended nicely

42. Well, that ended nicelytindernightmares

43. Super baked

43. Super bakedtindernightmares

44. Just making sure

44. Just making suretindernightmares

45. Needing a Ouija board

45. Needing a Ouija boardtindernightmares

46. How did that switch up so quickly...

46. How did that switch up so quickly...tindernightmares

47. I certainly agree with the last comment

47. I certainly agree with the last commenttindernightmares

48. Talking and replying to yourself

48. Talking and replying to yourselftindernightmares

49. And yet you don't know me?

49. And yet you don't know me?tindernightmares

50. I would join the train too

50. I would join the train tootindernightmares

Online dating can make even the simplest message feel like a gamble.

If you have seen a worse opener than these, drop it in the comments.

Next, see the AITA blowup where a friend got set up with a mutual friend on a dating app, and the “unintentional matchmaking” turned into instant drama.

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