31 Online Dating Interactions That Are Truly Cringeworthy

Online dating is one of those things that is better in theory than in practice. Online dating has become an extremely popular way to date; it's basically all any single people do anymore. Gone are the days of meeting in person, now it's just one big game of "Hot or Not." There are tons of dating apps out there to use, the big ones being Tinder and Bumble but they all follow a similar approach. Swipe on people until there's a match then engage in conversation. It seems simple, but some people clearly have terrible social skills, especially online, because some of these messages and interactions are insane.

The singles of the world have gathered to Reddit's many dating app subreddits share their worst experiences while perusing the dating apps. There are some scary profiles, some unhinged messages, and other red flags that make the whole goal of finding that special someone unattainable. Here are 31 dating app interactions that went wrong.