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To be shocked and appalled at this Tinder profile

116 replies

intheclouds129 · 18/10/2022 14:03

I have no words...

To be shocked and appalled at this Tinder profile
OP posts:
Dotjones · 18/10/2022 15:48

It's clearly a wind-up, some people find it amusing to post ridiculous dating ads. Reminds me of the guy IT Crowd creating an singles ad to show that he'd get a reply no matter how bad it was.

*Shut up! I'm not interested! These are just some of the things you'll be hearing if you answer this ad. I'm an idiot and I don't care about anyone but myself.

PS: No dogs.*

Lessofallthisunpleasantness · 18/10/2022 15:50

That is funny. He knows what he wants!

UnderCoverFieldAgent · 18/10/2022 15:51

Surely a joke 😂 Probably put on there by a couple of bored 15 year old boys. Have you done a reverse Google image search to see if the picture comes up?

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 18/10/2022 15:52
Grin
LookItsMeAgain · 18/10/2022 15:54

He's only 2 miles away from you @intheclouds129 !!! Quite the catch too...

Hont1986 · 18/10/2022 15:54

It's a pretty obvious parody of 'single mom' type bios, especially the height requirement.

Sandra1984 · 18/10/2022 15:59

Translation:

I'm a single father of 3 children with different women and recently impregnated a Tinder date by accident. That makes 4 kids. I need a nanny, a cook and a driver with a van all in one for free. I intend to continue shagging without protection so please have a very low self esteem and be willing to put up with all this abuse plus the free labour in exchange of nothing. I'm also overweight but you must be fit.

signed
Dan the man.

ReneBumsWombats · 18/10/2022 16:04

It's a clear piss take, although he probably wouldn't say no if one came up.

Getoff · 18/10/2022 16:06

Don't see anything wrong with it. Only the minivan aspect casts a smidgen of doubt on it being 100% genuine.

I'm sure it's fine with him if nobody here likes it. He's not interested in people who don't meet his criteria, and doesn't want to waste time and energy on them.

I think we need more honest adverts like this. I'm reminded of the one that Michael Burry used.

“I met my wife on Match.com. My profile said, quote, I am a medical student with only one eye, an awkward social manner, and $145,000 in student loans, end quote.

She wrote back: you’re just what I’ve been looking for. She meant honest…”

LadyEloise1 · 18/10/2022 16:06

Reminds me of the joke about a farmer putting an ad in the Lonely Hearts column of a local newspaper.
"Wanted, good looking woman with tractor, for marriage. Please send photo of tractor. Phone xxxxxxx. "

REP22 · 18/10/2022 16:07

Only two miles away though.

GloriousGlory · 18/10/2022 16:09

VintageVest · 18/10/2022 14:06

Form an orderly queue ladies!

GrinGrinGrinGrin

You get behind me!

AnApparitionQuipped · 18/10/2022 16:10

Probably put there by the mum of one of his four children as revenge.

26twentysix · 18/10/2022 16:12

This is quite clearly a jokey reverse on a woman's profile he's seen, i.e.

"I'm a single mum of 3 and another one on the way. They are my world. If you don't have what it takes to help me raise my kids, then move aside and let a real man step up. Must have your own car, preferably a minivan. Must be able to do fix things around the house, build shelves and a real leader. No shorter than 6"! Must be fit. Have your own source of income and no kids of your own."

oldwhyno · 18/10/2022 16:12

It's done to try and lure somebody into taking the bait and start a conversation thread, which might (if it goes they way they want) then screen shot and share on certain social media sites.

It's a gender-swap parody of certain types of OLD profiles that apparently are legit, or at least some people believe them to be, where a single mother is being pretty demanding of what she wants in a man.

MightyOaks · 18/10/2022 16:12

DenholmElliot1 · 18/10/2022 14:11

It's reverse pychology. He's probably none of those things but a reasonably good catch with a black sense of humour. My type, really.

I think you'd be in for a shock! Some men really are like this for real

NoMichaelNo · 18/10/2022 16:13

It's a piss take, some of the things that women write in their bios are along similar lines.

Shouldbeworkingnotreadingtalk · 18/10/2022 16:14

MrsTerryPratchett · 18/10/2022 14:35

If ONLY men were this honest on dating profiles. Because this is actually the situation of many of them.

Very true!

Benjispruce4 · 18/10/2022 16:14

it’s obviously a wind up!

ParentallyUnprepared · 18/10/2022 16:15

Tempted. Very tempted.

MightyOaks · 18/10/2022 16:16

billy1966 · 18/10/2022 15:31

Sounds unbelievable and then you read some of the threads on here!

This is my point! This very well could just be a CF being blunt!

skilpadde · 18/10/2022 16:17

I've seen that exact wording before, and yes, it was originally on an American site. It's definitely been copied and pasted by some troll.

Workinghardeveryday · 18/10/2022 16:18

LookItsMeAgain · 18/10/2022 15:54

He's only 2 miles away from you @intheclouds129 !!! Quite the catch too...

In that case, get a date set up, come back and give us a right good laugh with the details 😁

Soakitup37 · 18/10/2022 16:20

I’ve matched with a few who have had profiles like this (mid-late 30s) they usually have a great sense of humour. There’s a lot of satire on tinder now, just makes it more interesting than reading same old bios.

begrudgingly been on tinder since 2016, I’ve seen my share of Troll/fake/ott bios - this is defo just larking about.

NameChangeForARaisin · 18/10/2022 16:22

About 20 years ago I went to a degree art show and a young woman had done something similar as part of her final show.

There was no Tinder in those days so she had placed an ad in a newspaper along the lines of "Gorgeous, petite blonde with big boobs and great legs, seeks handsome, intelligent man for fun times, please send photo"

She then made a collage using the photos of all the men who applied.

I cringed for them 😆