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To feel like my dating life is over now my hinge account has been banned

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Hakuba · 02/10/2026 10:16

I got a message from hinge saying my account has been permanently banned for bullying and harassment but I know for a fact I haven’t done any of that. I have had the account for 3 years and never had a report. Now they have decided to permanently ban me with no chance of getting the account back. This has been really depressing for me because it was the way I used to get dates and meet people. What am I supposed to do now?

To feel like my dating life is over now my hinge account has been banned
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FluentTealGuide · 02/10/2026 14:02

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 12:01

Just don’t know where to meet single guys tho

Step 1: type ‘www.google.com’ into your browser

Step 2: type ‘where to meet single men’ into the search box

Step 3: hit ‘enter’

intrepidpanda · 02/10/2026 14:03

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 02/10/2026 10:32

Tell us a disco full of eligible single middle aged men

Not so much a disco but certainly gigs

PrettyLittleRose · 02/10/2026 14:03

ImBeeZee · 02/10/2026 12:22

That’s like saying to someone who keeps failing their driving test, “how do you think people got around before cars and trains and buses existed?” No one can gallop a horse down the M25.

Nor is there a large population of horse-riding car-refusers who you can hang out with.

In the same way, you simply can’t date “the old fashioned way” any more. It’s gone. Probably it was slow, haphazard and ineffective and hence is no longer most people’s preferred way of finding someone to date.

????? What have I just read? Confused

What a load of nonsense! Really!

You can't met anyone ANYWHERE but online? Give over!

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TheIntricaciesOfHarpUpkeepAndMaintenance · 02/10/2026 14:05

LordEmsworth · 02/10/2026 13:57

Clearly your only option is to take holy orders and become a bride of Christ. There is literally no other possibility open to you

😂😂😂

Justthethingsthatyoudointhisgarden · 02/10/2026 14:07

So you don't feel you've harassed anyone. You won't appeal. You think your dating life is over. Unless you are still at school, I really do think you need to grow up a bit.

You might also want have a think about what exactly you said about the 'situationship'.

TheIntricaciesOfHarpUpkeepAndMaintenance · 02/10/2026 14:07

OP: I don’t know what to do

Us: appeal (it’s worked for lots of people) and join some other apps

OP: No. I do not want to do those things for some reason. My dating life is over I tell you! Over!

Is this a real post?

ProcrastinatorsAnonymous · 02/10/2026 14:10

Sounds like maybe the ex situationship might've reported you vindictively? Not sure why it's not worth at least attempting to appeal? Surely nothing to lose?

As suggested above, religious orders a good plan b if appeal doesn't work out.

Lmnop22 · 02/10/2026 14:14

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 13:56

well I reported my ex situationship but I don’t think thats harassment

Reported him for what? If it was malicious then that’s bullying

TheMimsy · 02/10/2026 14:15

For gods sake just appeal!!!

Boreded · 02/10/2026 14:18

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 12:08

Thibk the guys at the pub drinkijg will just want a shag

This is very naive thinking, but my presumption is you are in your early 20s.

Men who want relationships can be found EVERYWHERE, men who want a shag can be found EVERYWHERE.

The problem with dating sites is that men can say whatever they want, a woman might think they want a relationship but they want a semi casual hook up, like friends with benefits…they’re using sites like hinge because they don’t want a girl who will go online to look for sex. So yes, you might find the one, get married, and live happily ever after…or you could just find someone who doesn’t care for your feelings and just wants a not quite FWB situation.

Instead of actively looking for a relationship, why don’t you just enjoy your life, find yourself, do things that make you happy. Like we used to back in the day (I’m actually in my very late 30s btw so not even old old) when women became empowered, in charge of our own destinies, and didn’t go chasing a man to feel complete. Online dating takes away all spontaneity from love, and actively looking for love when you are young is like saying you don’t think you are enough unless you have a man…YOU ARE ENOUGH.

Also, you can find a man in real life, usually when you are at your best and happiest, because you attract what you put out. Go live life and it’ll happen, if not then try the apps for love when you’ve lived a little yourself. And btw, workplaces not pubs are where my generation most often found their person

BeeHive909 · 02/10/2026 14:20

Either appeal or move on with your life. Hinge is the same as any dating website most of the guys just want sex. Try the other websites.

ShitFacedShakespeare · 02/10/2026 14:26

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 13:25

You can’t they track your phone IP address. Literally dont onow what to do now

Lol, other dating apps are available.

Have you started threads in the past asking if Benidorm and similar places are good for meeting men?

Just curious as you have a very similar short posting style.

ThatCyanCat · 02/10/2026 14:27

PrettyLittleRose · 02/10/2026 14:03

????? What have I just read? Confused

What a load of nonsense! Really!

You can't met anyone ANYWHERE but online? Give over!

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Edited

You can, but the world isn't geared for it now the way it used to be. The real life singles events are far rarer now and even the expectation to meet in the pub or at a book club has gone so far down that it really does affect the chances of it actually happening. The world's just changed.

Aposterhasnoname · 02/10/2026 14:27

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 13:25

You can’t they track your phone IP address. Literally dont onow what to do now

Youve been told several times to appeal. I assume appealing is free, so what have you got to lose?

Glowingup · 02/10/2026 14:31

Is it really superior? I met my DP on tinder. Lots of people on hinge are also on other sites. Surely you’re dating the people, not the site itself?

Strawberrypicnic · 02/10/2026 14:32

Omg some people are being so disingenuous, "how do you think people met in the olden days", well it's not the olden days any more?! Someone suggested she go to a disco??!

There isn't really a culture of establishing romantic prospects in real life nowadays, especially if you are past the age where the majority of your friends and friends of friends are single.

Also anyone who has ever used the apps (and is honest) would know it's laughable to suggest Facebook dating as an alternative to Hinge. Facebook dating only really came along after I left the apps but given how bad the established apps are I can only imagine the absolute horrors that lurk there.

Op I've heard of similar things happening to others. Perhaps it was a malicious report from someone who wasn't pleased with your responses. I've heard Breeze is pretty good if you wanted to give that a go

Eyesopenwideawake · 02/10/2026 14:35

Join Fetlife. You’ll be like a kid in a sweet shop.

seahorsessky · 02/10/2026 14:39

I just think it's really sad to read this-I am not being snidey, I am absolutely genuine. When I was a teenager (and that wasn't really all that long ago) the idea your dating life could be over due to technology would have seemed more exaggerated than the terminator films.
Are there really no places you can meet a partner in real life? I respect people have disabilities so not very event might work, but there are surely some?

Biscuitsforbreakfastt · 02/10/2026 14:39

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 13:25

You can’t they track your phone IP address. Literally dont onow what to do now

I’m not sure why you wouldn’t appeal it, unless there has been harassment.
If it means that much you can pay for a VPN and create a new account.

BeeCucumber · 02/10/2026 14:40

Have a go at being single. You might enjoy it. Far better than chasing romance and relationships that will probably not work out.

Beaniebobbins · 02/10/2026 14:40

mtobrokeme · 02/10/2026 12:07

Why not just go to the pub like we all had to do before ‘Hinge’?

Edited

Because hardly anyone is in the pub anymore they’re on the apps. That’s like asking why people don’t just call your landline anymore.

Scorchio84 · 02/10/2026 14:45

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 02/10/2026 10:32

Tell us a disco full of eligible single middle aged men

Not the point or helpful seeing as it's in Dublin but there's a weekly Sat night over 35's night in town, it's massively popular

I run gigs on the side & these are a goldmine! Good "old" music but not cheesy or patronisingly novelty

DogsbodyHumanHead · 02/10/2026 14:46

@Hakuba could it simply be that more than one date has lodged a complaint that suggest you are not serious about finding a match and are just freeloading perhaps? Maybe Hinge have seen that you make an unusually large number of dates. Otherwise - I'm short on ideas as to why your account was terminated - aside from there being something either you haven't realised yourself or haven't revealed.

ToaskaQ · 02/10/2026 14:52

Is this a genuine problem? How old are you, OP?

Hakuba · 02/10/2026 14:57

ToaskaQ · 02/10/2026 14:52

Is this a genuine problem? How old are you, OP?

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