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Dating Apps and bf

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AmyCo · 08/06/2025 04:51

When myself and my partner got together over 12 months ago, he told me he deleted his online dating accounts. ( I didn’t have any ).
7 months into our relationship I later learn that his accounts aren’t deleted. He only hid them as he was tied up with monthly subscriptions on both accounts.
I was very taken back as nothing about this was mentioned before. Why couldn’t he have mentioned before that he couldn’t delete anything until his contract has ended? I never asked or prompted him to “delete” them, he done it of his own back. When I asked about it he told me he didn’t think it would matter as no one could see his profile.
I understood it was out of his control and just asked him to be more transparent in the future.
Fast forward a few months and my question is this …
Both of his dating accounts have reached the end of their contract now. He’s no longer tied up in monthly subscriptions. They ended one month apart.
But he still hasn’t deleted his profiles on either account. To him because it’s hidden it’s irrelevant.
Am I being daft?
He says all the right lovely things but I’m a firm believer in actions speak louder than words.

Does anyone on here have any advice ?
Im not really sure how it’s making me feel?
He knew it upset me last time that he wasn’t transparent.

Has anyone been in something similar?

He told me he needed prompting to delete them. But I feel a 40 year old man shouldn’t need prompting over something he knew upset me before. He was still receiving emails with offers etc so he knew his account was still on there.

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Rizraz · 08/06/2025 06:11

AmyCo · 08/06/2025 05:55

Oh really? I’ve never paid for dating apps so i don’t have a clue.
But this is interesting. Thank you for commenting x

It’s the same with everything really . You might sign up for a years gym membership for example, but if you want to cancel your membership after the 6th month you obviously can - but you’ll still get charged monthly as you need to honour your contract.

I had a friend who deleted her eharmony account and still got charged which she was raging about.

BoxOfCats · 08/06/2025 05:58

Depends what you mean by deleting them. There’s deleting his profiles from the platforms, or there’s deleting the apps from his phone. There was nothing to stop him from doing the latter even if he had paid subscriptions.

Usually it’s possible to pause your profiles as well so that no one can match with you, has he at least paused them?

AmyCo · 08/06/2025 05:57

steff13 · 08/06/2025 05:00

I've never paid for a dating app, but I have paid for other apps annually. I could always delete the app and cancel the subscription, it would just run out at the end of the subscription period. So I'm not sure why he couldn't delete the apps in the first place, unless he didn't want to.

This is what I’m afraid of x

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AmyCo · 08/06/2025 05:57

Ohmeohmyohdear · 08/06/2025 05:35

I don't think your bf is being honest about this.

What specifically please? That he never thought about doing it? Or the whole subscription thing?
I need help 🥴😆

He keeps telling me it’s not a big deal. X

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AmyCo · 08/06/2025 05:55

Rizraz · 08/06/2025 05:43

He’s lying I’m afraid . He could’ve deleted them even if he had subscriptions. The only thing is he would have still had to pay until the end of his subscription but there was nothing stopping him from deleting them either then or now.

Oh really? I’ve never paid for dating apps so i don’t have a clue.
But this is interesting. Thank you for commenting x

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Rizraz · 08/06/2025 05:43

He’s lying I’m afraid . He could’ve deleted them even if he had subscriptions. The only thing is he would have still had to pay until the end of his subscription but there was nothing stopping him from deleting them either then or now.

Ohmeohmyohdear · 08/06/2025 05:35

I don't think your bf is being honest about this.

steff13 · 08/06/2025 05:00

I've never paid for a dating app, but I have paid for other apps annually. I could always delete the app and cancel the subscription, it would just run out at the end of the subscription period. So I'm not sure why he couldn't delete the apps in the first place, unless he didn't want to.

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