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With millions of single adults in the world, one would think it should be fairly easy to find a match. There's a huge dating pool to choose from. The problem, it seems, is that the so-called 'pool' is more like a murky shark-infested tank, where you risk being eaten alive. It's filled with frogs pretending to be princes, dangerous sea snakes, empty shells masquerading as starfish, and creatures that clearly belong on another planet.

It's wild out there and to prove it, we've gathered some of the most hilariously relatable dating tweets from the depths of "desperately seeking" hell. There's the guy who took his date to the aquarium just to prove how much he hates fish, another who worshipped a guru who 'resurrected a duck,' and the absolute charmer who used spit to moisturize his hands while eating sushi. If you're still considering dating after scrolling through this list, may the force be with you!

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    #2

    A funny dating tweet joking about finding someone else's husband on dating apps.

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Sadly yes. I matched with a loooot of men on that trash app back in the day who ended up being married, often with children. It was a minefield.

    #3

    Hilarious dating tweet about introducing oneself to a new boyfriend's parents.

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    Max Robitzsch
    Community Member
    2 hours ago

    Mini bosses unlocked.

    A quick scroll through these tweets and is it any surprise that a fair amount of people are choosing to stay single? That's not a made-up statement...

    The 15th Annual Singles in America Study, conducted by the Kinsey Institute in partnership with Match.com, found that one in four people would turn down their perfect match if that person showed up tomorrow. Close to 5,000 single adults across the U.S. took part in the poll.

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    "Nearly half of respondents (48%) went on zero in-person dates in the past year. More than half said they were happier than they’d been in their last relationship, while 50.6% reported feeling more confident and 54.5% said they were less stressed," reports Vice.

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    #6

    A funny dating tweet about revealing weird conspiracy theories by date five.

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    I went on a few dates with a guy like this. He was the most normie guy ever, very bland, very basic. Nice enough but just the embodiment of ordinary. And then on date four he turns up in spangled cowboy boots and explains that he's just finished his Mongolian Throat singing lesson (not sure why he needed cowboy boots for that but, sure)

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    The survey found that only 16% of respondents are actively seeking a committed relationship. That's not an incredibly high figure. What's more: a third of respondents said they'd been single for at least five years.

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    "For many of them, being single has simply been life for a while," Vice reports. "There’s work, friends, bills, weekends, family, bad dates when they bother, and everything else that fills a year whether somebody has a partner or not."

    #7

    A sweet and funny post about marriage included in a list of hilarious dating tweets.

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    troufaki13
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    2 minutes ago

    Until I got to the end, my mind went to a different kind of "their show" 😩😬

    #8

    A funny dating tweet by @ovaryactorr about not knowing how to flirt but making things awkward instead.

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    A compilation of funny dating tweets about strange experiences on dates.

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    Meanwhile, the 2023 Singles in America poll's central finding was that most single people actually like being single.

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    "They're happy to be pursuing their own passions, they feel more in control of their finances, and they're tired of society and media saying otherwise," reads a press release from back then. 48% of American singles agreed that "Singlehood is the most meaningful, authentic and fulfilling way of life."

    #11

    Hilarious dating tweet about an awkward encounter after an unsuccessful hit-on at a corner store.

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    "Our perceptions of single Americans need to be reexamined," said Libby Rodney, futurist and chief strategy officer at The Harris Poll, the company tasked with carrying out the research. "We need to shift the dialogue from something society needs to fix, like in your standard rom-com, to something many people are finding fulfilling and are doing by choice."

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    One of the funny dating tweets sharing a bizarre story about a bad date.

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Oh my god 🤢

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    #16

    Funny dating tweet sharing a story about a date zooming around a rollerskating rink alone

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    #17

    A funny dating tweet suggesting getting married on the first date.

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Back to how it used to be in the olden days 😂 have a little dance with eachother at a ball, get married, job done.

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    #18

    A funny dating tweet depicting a sarcastic interaction about wanting someone who makes you laugh.

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Nervous laughter while backing away slowly doesn't really count

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    #19

    Hilarious dating tweets about friends bringing new partners into the group

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    #20

    Hilarious dating tweets about updating contact names when someone likes you

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    Kristiina Männiste
    Community Member
    1 hour ago

    Looks at my 2 Tinder contacts who arent saved with a name at all. Just the phone number.

    #23

    Hilarious dating tweet about a grandma who met her husband after attending a random funeral out of boredom.

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    Elladine DesIsles
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    My mom went with a friend to a random bachelor party after some idiot showed up with his girlfriend and all of the other guys started calling last-minute invites to every woman they knew to make it less awkward. And that's how she met my dad. No, he was not the idiot, nor the groom-to-be, which I suppose would be an even more bizarre story. But it is fun to tell people that my parents met at a bachelor party and watch them think through wondering what my mom was doing there.

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    #25

    Hilarious dating tweet about a mom joking that her bisexual daughter is single and bi-yourself.

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    I_Exist_=D
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    That is both cruel and funny at the same time

    #33

    Funny dating tweet about a guy who wore a ruffled shirt on a date and drank 15 Jell-O shots alone

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    #36

    Hilarious dating tweet expressing joy over keeping an ex-partner's Hulu password after being dumped.

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    #38

    Hilarious dating tweet proposing a first date idea to unfollow other girls within 24 hours.

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Oh dear

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    #40

    Hilarious dating tweets recounting a funny story about a bad date to the aquarium

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    #41

    Hilarious dating tweets featuring a story about a guy setting up fake posters for a date

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    #42

    Funny dating tweet describing a first date with a man who claimed a guru resurrected a duck

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    I'm not that open minded I'm afraid

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    #43

    Hilarious dating tweet about a man eating six sides of shrimp while explaining why Thanos was right

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    Reba
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Hey if you don't want him lmk he sounds fun

    #44

    A hilarious dating tweet describing a bizarre first date shopping trip.

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    #45

    Hilarious dating tweets about strange men on dates wearing pirate costumes and eating sushi rolls

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    #51

    A funny dating tweet by Haley OC explaining the need for direct confirmation when someone is flirting.

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    #52

    Hilarious dating tweet by Felix about turning off the rain instead of holding an umbrella.

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    #59

    A funny dating tweet by Thomas White joking about trying to impress a mouse date with a big piece of cheese.

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    #61

    A funny post from a list of hilarious dating tweets about someone moving on quickly to a new relationship.

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    #66

    Hilarious dating tweet by mick about offering a girl the world so no one else can live here.

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    #69

    A hilarious dating tweet sharing an awkward Bumble date experience where the guy brought two other women along.

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    #71

    Hilarious dating tweets about odd first date questions on Twitter

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    16 minutes ago

    Depends on the situation, but mostly no.

    #73

    Funny dating tweet poking fun at modern situationships and relationship dynamics.

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    Robert Millar
    Community Member
    2 hours ago

    Ship sunk.

    #81

    A hilarious dating tweet about accidentally entering a relationship as a people pleaser.

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    Elladine DesIsles
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    I can beat that. I've been proposed to three times, but never married. I never technically said "no" to anyone, and I'm not sure I ever actually uttered "yes" either, but did manage to twice end up in presumed-to-be-engaged situations, without at all wanting to be. Don't judge me too harshly; I was under 20 both times. The third proposal, for which I was in my 40s, I elected not to explicitly decline in the moment for my own safety (we were not even in a relationship, though he'd been trying to convince me we should be for years, and he was very, very dr*nk at the time).

    #82

    A relatable dating tweet about catching feelings in a situationship with an avoidant person.

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