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If you’ve never used a dating app before, count your blessings. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly a third of adults in the United States have used a dating site or app before, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve all found love on there. Often, what people discover instead is frustration, rejection, and a mountain of bizarre profiles.

Men on Reddit have been recalling the wildest and most disturbing things they’ve ever seen on women’s dating profiles, so we’ve gathered their juiciest stories below. From bios that couldn’t possibly be perceived positively to photos from their first wedding, it’s clear that many people need some help curating their profiles. Enjoy reading these stories, and be sure to upvote the ones that convince you to avoid dating apps at all costs!

#1

A woman looking distressed while sitting on a couch, possibly reacting to crazy things women put on dating profiles. “If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.”

Look, I don’t want to have handle anything when I come home. I want peace.

Edit: peace & love. Comfort you when you have a bad day. Not coming home and hear you nagging about small unnecessary things.

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StrangeOne
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7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every time I hear that phrase I keep getting Lana Del Rey's "Lolita" and "Off To The Races" in my head.

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    #2

    A woman in sunglasses looks at her phone, representing crazy things women have put on dating profiles. "Let me be your next big mistake. I'm definitely NOT the one, but I promise you'll still be thinking about me long after!"

    Oh, you mean I'll be suffering from PTSD after the trauma you put me through?

    Lovely.

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May sound cool in their head. But if this is supposed to be a flex - it ain't flexin', sugarpop. Get therapy, get meds, do the work & come back in a few years.

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    #3

    A woman using a laptop, illustrating how women interact with dating profiles and the crazy things found on them. Years ago on Plenty of Fish this woman wrote in her profile that she wanted men to send her their social security number so that she can run a background check before they chat.

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    #4

    Overwhelmed mother on the phone with children, illustrating funny dating profiles. I only date single men I have three kids, minimum make over 100k. Stay at home mom


    hahahahah.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    7 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, you should be only dating single men, unless you're into all that open relationship stuff with the polygamy and s**t. (No judgement here.) With 3 kids, though, be careful. Just because a man makes a lot of money, doesn't mean they make suitable spouses and step-parents. If a woman can find that unicorn of a man who makes tons, loves her kids and allows her to stay home with the kids, all the power to her. But she will be putting her and her kids in a very vulnerable position if she needs to flee. Stay at home moms tend to have large employment gaps that are heavily scrutinized by employers.

    #5

    "You shouldn't have women friends" (at least she claimed to have no guy friends) and "I will share you with no one." (I am monogamous but that sounds a bit too possessive).

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she'll be a future ex who stalks him.

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    #6

    No Asians no blacks no tanned skin.whites and K-pop looking orientals only.

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get a Tamagochi, to avoid any human involvement in your dumbassery.

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    #7

    "I miss the days when men went to war and never came back"

    This one aged like milk.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This aged like Limburger cheese.

    #8

    Any woman who puts her children in her profile picture.

    I don't care that you have kids, but you should not be introducing your kids until the relationship gets serious.

    Plus, putting your kids in your profile picture is just asking for creeps to message you.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It should be automatically banned to prevent child trafficking.

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    #9

    A woman in a wedding dress sits on grass, holding a small bouquet, representing crazy things women put on dating profiles. One of her pictures was her in a wedding dress, crying over someone's grave.

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    #10

    Woman wearing a mask talking on the phone at a reception desk, a crazy dating profile example. “Don’t message me if you’re not a doctor.” She was a receptionist at her father’s clinic.

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    #11

    I saw one whose bio was "I hate cops and white people" followed by several knife emojis.

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    #12

    A woman with curly hair lying in bed looking at her phone, showcasing dating profiles and crazy things women put on them. “I want a man who will confidently pursue me.” Sounds like you’ve dated alot of weak men or let men take advantage of you. Or, worse, you want to be lazy and let him do all the pursuing, showing minimal interest or initiative.

    FresherPie , Mikhail Nilov Report

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who wants to be pursued has issues. Date honestly, like a grown up!

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    #13

    A person holding a phone displaying the Tinder dating app logo, highlighting crazy things women put on their dating profiles. Saw this on Tinder last month:

    “So who wants to be a daddy next Fathers Day?”.

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    #14

    Whenever a women proclaims that "she is a handful" or "she is too much". I find it super cringe because they are so proud of it, but for men its the biggest red flag in the world.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    7 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, stay away from those, but I really hope that men understand that there's bigger red flags than announcing to be a tw@t. You guys can get hurt, ki//ed and ra/ped, too.

    #15

    “Change my mind about men!”

    She doesn’t need to say that to a dude on Hinge, she needs to say that to a therapist.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    1 minute ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plus: no individual man should change her mind about all men. Men aren't a hive mind any more than we ware.

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    #16

    She said "I should get paroled in 90 days".

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    #17

    Woman in a cafe using her phone and drinking coffee, reflecting on dating profiles. No money, no honey.

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    Grape Walls of Ire
    Community Member
    7 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No bees, no honey. Bees don't care about money.

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    #18

    Always run into this

    Bio: Ask me

    Interest: Ask me

    Location: Ask me

    Also, any profile that says “Boss Mom” usually means they're in an MLM of some kind. Found that out the hard way one too many times.

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You saw "Boss Mom" on a profile and that wasn't red flag enough???

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    #19

    “No mask-wearing freaks!”

    Best part: that girl was the HR rep at my job at the time

    “I won’t message you first”

    Thanks for telling me in advance you have no intention of putting forth any effort into this.

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    Ace
    Community Member
    Premium
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Curious, is the "mask'wearing" thing a metaphor for something, or referring to furries or B**M costumes? . . . . Oh, hang on, I just got it. 3-y-o Reddit post, still on about post-covid protective masks. Right, yeah, red flag, ignore, move on.

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    #20

    A woman thoughtfully using a laptop, symbolizing the crazy things women have put on their dating profiles. "If you're feeling generous: [her venmo username]".

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her favor has a price tag. There used to be a name for people operating like this... 🤔

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    #21

    "I'm not like other girls" is the same as men who use terms like "Alpha/Beta male".

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an adult woman, referring to yourself as a girl in the context of an online dating profile seems... Well, a little off?

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    #22

    “You should not go out with me if you’re a liberal or believe in credit cards”

    I get political beliefs being important to someone, but…credit cards?

    A second one: an all caps paragraph about how much they hate you (the reader). Truly unhinged.

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    Maya_D
    Community Member
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these conspiracy folks think credit cards are letting the government have too much information about you.

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    #23

    "Looking for submissives with good credit...".

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    #24

    "Buy me things and entertain me".

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    #25

    “A long misandrist speech on how men are the worst”.

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    #26

    Close-up of a woman's hands using a smartphone, reflecting crazy things women have put on dating profiles. I ❤️ making boys cry.

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of psychopath are you? You love making children cry? Yikes!

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    #27

    "I bleed monthly".


    That's it. I mean cool, I pee 5 or 6 times a day, any other bodily functions you want to discuss?

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    L.V
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard so many stories where men thought that women only have 2 periods a year, or can hold it, I sort of get it. Maybe a gripe related to a past boyfriend? Or the kind of contraception that didn't stop periods?

    #28

    "I don't send the first message."

    On Bumble...where the woman HAS TO send the first message...**meaning she's either a troll and/or a complete idiot.**.

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    #29

    "I like to watch people bleed.".

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    #30

    “Looking for a serious relationship”
    …and that’s it. That’s their bio. Nothing about themselves at all.

    You’re ready to find a serious partner but can’t spend 5-10 minutes on your dating profile to say something about yourself?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's nothing wrong with that. Sort of defeats the purpose of interacting with someone to get to know them if they have everything about themselves in their bio.

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    #31

    "It's okay if you don't like me, not everyone has a good taste" and it's variations.

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    #32

    Close-up of phone notifications showing Your Match, symbolizing dating profiles and crazy things women include. (completely empty)

    Happens way too often. How am I supposed to consider them if I have nothing to go on?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I tried these sites for a couple weeks, I didn't even know what to put down that couldn't be perceived negatively, or trying too hard. I realized I didn't know what I wanted and I lacked so much self-esteem and confidence I couldn't think of what I could offer someone. It didn't matter, anyways. I added that I was looking for a long term relationship but kept getting the same couple of men who were looking for a one night stand. Horrible sites. I found someone away from dating sites.

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    #33

    Pregnant woman holding her belly, representing things women have put on dating profiles. I don't know if I would consider it "disturbing" but one that is etched in my mind is a woman who wrote "I'm 8 and a half months pregnant. It's a boy!".

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    #34

    "I'm an Ethically Poly Queen"

    "My friends say I'm fun"

    "Looking for a real man"

    "Feed me".

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, I know, three toddlers in a trenchcoat don't count, but what is a real man?

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    #35

    In the “I’m weirdly attracted to” prompt on hinge she wrote “Dogs”.

    I dropped the phone because I was laughing so hard.

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    Charlotte
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, fair, I've been known to have a whole "whoseahandsomeboyyousreyesyouare" conversation with a dog and then sheepishly acknowledge their human because, well, doggies!

    #36

    A woman photographs a sunset over the ocean, symbolizing the crazy things women have put on their dating profiles. “I don’t get on here often, message me on insta”.

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    #37

    “We’re a package deal😤”.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least it's insinuating they have kids and not blurting out their ages and gender, and not revealing their identities. Good, they are a package deal. I wouldn't want to be with some schmuck who's going to not get along with mine, or want to take me away from her.

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    #38

    "I'm done having fun, I'm ready to settle down". Comes off as incredibly desperate to me.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't say desperate. This one comes off as just honest and to the point. They're not looking for anything casual or dating on and off, and with a lot of people. They're looking for a life partner to settle down with. I think it's reasonable.

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    #39

    My favorite book is Twilight.

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    #40

    "JuSt A Pam LoOkInG for her JiM" Jesus Christ.

    Also, when their "hobbies" section includes:
    Food.
    Hanging with friends
    Netflix
    Traveling
    Sarcasm

    Aight cool so you enjoy things that 99% of people enjoy. If you were a spice, you'd be flour.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they listed something. This whole list is proof you can't please everyone.

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    #41

    "I like hiking," after a while of bringing up hiking, asking hiking related questions when I was on dating sites and getting vague responses, it finally dawned on me that putting anything about hiking is code for I don't date fat men.

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    Charlotte
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think some people panic at the "hobbies" box and put down hiking because it's a tiny lie for someone who takes the occasional walk ..

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    #42

    ‘Full Time mummy’.

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    Wagner
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's from Cairo and she's wrapped up in her work.

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    #43

    Woman looking at her phone, depicting crazy things women have put on their dating profiles. “I don’t respond to hey or hi there”

    Even though that’s the first thing, she probably say if it was Bumble.

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    Paul C
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds very sensible. Along with ignoring any messages that are totally generic without mentioning anything in your profile. Ignore anyone playing the numbers game.

    #44

    I can't remember the app, but this one chick had no preferences at all as far as body type, religion, income, etc.

    Except for race. She only wanted a white guy.

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