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Tinder brought up blast from the past!

21 replies

Passmethechocolatecake · 08/09/2020 17:13

Ok, so I’m merrily swiping away on tinder when a face I vaguely recognise comes up. I knew that I had known him but couldn’t place where. After searching his first name on facebook with the logic of we must have mutual friends it became clear... I sat next to him in my college English class thirteen years ago.
He is almost unrecognisable. Not necessarily in a bad way he just looks very different.
Also I fancied him like mad back then. My friends used to take the piss out of me for it! I have to say though, while he probably looks better to most people now than he did then (he was a skinny weedy thing back then, just my type! He’s now all gym goer bulky) I preferred him back then...
Anyway he fancied my friend back then and not me, I know heartbreaking stuff. I’m nearly 100% sure he knew I liked him.
Curiosity got the better of me and I had to swipe right. Just to see and low and behold, it’s a match.
16 year old me would be jumping for joy!
Should I message him? I feel weird about it. I wouldn’t have swiped right if it was just a profile and I didn’t know him previously if that makes sense but I’m still curious.

OP posts:
MingeofDeath · 08/09/2020 17:17

Go for it, you got nothing to lose.

Bence69 · 08/09/2020 17:19

Do it !

babychange12 · 08/09/2020 17:22

Go for it!

seensome · 08/09/2020 17:28

Of course you should and let us know how it goes.

yescheese · 08/09/2020 23:15

definitely message him!

Paddy1234 · 08/09/2020 23:16

You have to just to bring up my mood from the news 😂

Sparklfairy · 08/09/2020 23:19

This sort of happened to me, although we didn't realise until we were a few messages in. Had a few dates and a laugh, it was fun Grin Other circumstances meant it couldn't go anywhere but it was fun meeting and putting a grown up face to the teen I crushed on in school.

Krampusasbabysitter · 08/09/2020 23:29

Message him and ask him for the number of one of his mates... Grin

omg35 · 08/09/2020 23:32

Hehe! Used to equally love and loathe finding someone I knew on Twitter. Didn't know whether I should swipe right just to see if they'd swiped right on me! Enjoy it

LadyGAgain · 08/09/2020 23:34

My friend married her college crush 16 years on after swiping right Grin

QuidcoQueen · 08/09/2020 23:39

Why not, even if its just a "what have you been up to" chat.

jimmyjammy001 · 09/09/2020 02:42

What have you got to loose? You will never know if you don't go for it, if it doesn't work out at least you tried, will be good /funny talking about old times and friends

Sakurami · 09/09/2020 04:43

Ooh definitely message and report back :)

category12 · 09/09/2020 06:31

@Krampusasbabysitter

Message him and ask him for the number of one of his mates... Grin
This Grin
talltreewessex · 09/09/2020 18:38

Just get on with it. You’re on tinder to meet someone. Not spend the whole time worrying about it.

Maybe message him and never look back. How romantic to find a long lost love.

IndieTara · 09/09/2020 18:40

Do it!!!

BarbedBloom · 09/09/2020 19:20

Do it. I met my college crush years later and he definitely didn't prefer my friend then. What have you got to lose?

KitNCaboodle · 09/09/2020 19:23

What have you got to lose?

Lozzerbmc · 09/09/2020 19:27

Another vote for going for it!

Lipz · 09/09/2020 19:31

Yeah I'd message him. You never know.

Splellow · 09/09/2020 19:49

Are you still friends with the friend that he fancied?!

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