30+ Messages Dating App Users Received That Were So Absurd They Had To Share The Disasters With Everyone

Dating apps can turn a simple match into a full-blown comedy of errors in a matter of seconds. One minute someone is swiping for love, a hookup, or just a decent conversation, and the next they are staring at a message so strange it feels almost unreal.

This roundup pulls together a stack of absurd dating app messages, awkward openers, and wildly unfiltered replies that people could not resist sharing. From bizarre bios to painfully confident pickup lines, the screenshots show just how chaotic modern flirting can get when two strangers meet in a tiny chat box.

Some of these disasters are so bad they circle back around to being funny. Read on.

1. WOW, y'all. The bar has been SET IN STONE.

u/blazedddleo imgflip

2. "Her bio said, 'Isn't Kentucky the only state that starts with a K?'"

u/IHazDemLabbitz

3. "Keep trying"

u/Sarajayne100 giphy

4. "Hello, police? Yes. I think I’ve been murdered."

u/MrManSir2 giphy

5. "Country roooooooooads"

u/thebencade

6. "We've come full circle..."

u/Tequila-M0ckingbird

7. "He had reading as an interest in his bio... a common one..."

u/xLadyLaurax

8. "Is this weird? Matched 2 weeks ago; she’s nice..."

u/Throwawaylism pedestrian

9. "Confidence is key."

u/kiwikid47

10. "And they say romance is dead."

u/SleetyJewry52 tenor

11. "Am I doing this right?"

u/SincerePickle

12. "Freshly dumped and back on the chat"

u/adiwet

Can we all just appreciate the comment section, please? Thanks.

Reddit

13. "Why do I even bother?"

u/MostCrab

Nothing wrong with body hair, y'all.

Pinterest

And if you think your date’s reaction was wild, the pets-embarrassing incident that backfired after they finally told him is even worse.

14. "D&D: Tinder"

u/Eye_Seeker

15. I hope they get married.

u/typotalk tenor

16. A Tale As Old As Time: Two Birds, One Stone

u/EmperorBinks

17. "Best conversation I’ve had yet"

u/MelodramaticAFDUH tenor

18. "It's a group effort, really."

u/LimpPlacenta

19. Raise your hand if you're about to go ask your significant other how they feel about olives.

u/gobigorgohome3123 gfycat

20. "Starts a convo with 'hello' and gets mad when I reciprocate the laziness"

u/Young_Trumpet

21. Run away from anyone who can't appreciate a quality pun-filled pick-up line.

u/Aceblast75

22. "How am I single? SMH"

u/Emperorsmack

23. "I don't even know what flirting is anymore."

u/Blazed-nd-Confused tenor

24. "Her bio said that she loves debating"

u/kattaboi

25. "Solid communication, IMO"

u/vwisme tenor / Bo Burnham's INSIDE

26. "Well, I dodged a bullet."

u/ArcticShine u/ArcticShine

She just keeps going...

u/ArcticShine

27. Woof, we need a palate cleanser after that last nightmare. Enjoy:

r/Tinder

28. "I think I'm funny."

u/PoisonIvy0936 u/PoisonIvy0936

29. "I was pretty proud of this one; her bio said she was a CS major."

u/KYSKyle

30. "This conversation was brought to you by Nostrildamus."

u/soltxni

31. "A wholesome twist."

u/boxkickin

32. "F*ck you, Paul; my cat is my WORLD."

u/Severe_Pineapple_356

33. "I swear guys will only try to be normal for 5 seconds on this app."

r/Tinder

34. "Be careful when you copy/paste openers, y'all."

u/Unforg1ven_Yasuo

35. C O R N

u/keebo543 tenor

If I could have a simple wish right now, it would be that everyone finds someone they are compatible with long-term so that we don't have to expose ourselves to these blunders much longer. Of course, if things continue at this rate, let's hope people keep dumping their DMs on Reddit for the rest of us to laugh hysterically at.

Do you have any dating app fails that are share-worthy? Don't hold back; let us know what moments are ingrained in the "SMH" department of your memory.

For more unhinged app chaos, see what happened when a mutual-friend setup blew up in this AITA about unintentional matchmaking.