Dating online can be a minefield. Seriously. And anyone who has done it for any period of time can tell you their fair share of stories about crazy people online.
Ok so that is what this blog post is about.
What this blog post is not about is painting online dating as something that losers do, a sin, or too dangerous for anyone to engage in so no one should date online. None of that is true, so I’d never write a blog to discourage people from dating online.
The reality is that somewhere around 30% of recent marriages have started with people meeting online. I have lost count of the friends that I have who married great people who they met on Twitter, Facebook, and online dating sites.
Online dating used to be super taboo and frowned upon, especially in Christian circles. Now with all the new technology and information that is out there, it has become a normalized part of dating behavior. For me, it has been the best option for my hectic life and travel schedule.
Below are a few lists of crazy behaviors by category, that myself, some good friends, and some of my Facebook friends have experienced while dating online.
Have a good laugh, enjoy sharing our crazy online dating experiences, and be mindful while dating online!
Bible Thumping Wackadoos
1. For my Christian peeps: Is a part of a cult (Black Hebrew Israelite, Hoteps, JWs etc) and goes off on you when you share the Gospel.
2. The Al Sharpton “over spiritualizers” and the Jesse Jackson “ten dollar word dudes” who try entirely too hard.
3. Clearly states on their profile that they are Christian but when you bring it up starts acting like an agnostic trying to debate you about the historicity, authenticity, and accuracy of the Bible.
Foul on the DM Sliding Play
1. The person DMs you and keeps having a full on conversation with him/herself when you don’t reply.
2. Cusses you SLAM out for not replying, or not replying quick enough. (Like “YO MAMA” cusses you out)
3. Ghosts you and then pops back up in your DMs several times, like you don’t know they were off chasing the “Bigger Better Deal.”
4. Changes their pic and profile name and tries to DM again like you’re blind or just dumb.4
A Picture is Worth Valuable Insight
1. Demands more pics from you, like they don’t see the TEN already on your profile. (What you want? A blood sample?)
2. Has pics with him/her and their exes (maybe they aren’t exes?) posted up at the club with drinks etc. (can you say, “dumb.com?”)
3. Has crazy profile pics period IE. A grown man laying in the bath tub covered in bubbles. Or pics of them in bed with dingy linens. (Where they do that at?)
4. Men/Women who feature their children in the profile pics/narrative like they are props. The interwebs are crazy, why put your babies out there trying to score a date?
Profile Narrative Horror Stories
1. Has bitter rants in their profile narrative.
2. A person who is going off on all of their exes in their profile narrative.
3. Has a long list of things you shouldn’t be if you message him/her.
4. Has a bonafide threat for anyone who messages them and doesn’t intend to meet them soon thereafter. (why can’t folks be easy… just let it happen)
Various Sundry Crazy Train Online Dating Moves
1. Sends you a 9 minute private Youtube video nastiogram to chew you out for dissing him/her. (don’t ask)
2. Gets mad if he/she discovers you gave them a Google Voice number instead of your real number.
3. When you give them your phone number and they start texting calling non-stop, basically stalking you.
4. Men who gaslight you when you call them on trying to push boundaries. IE Trying to change the topic to sex and then calling you childish because you call them on it.
5. People who hop in your DMs trying to break the law: trying to score weed, the fraudsters asking for money for the sick relative, or sex workers looking for their next John/Jane.
6. Follows you to several dating sites like you’ll eventually change your mind about them. (Come on son? Stop it.)
Be sure to hit the comments with any additional thoughts and/or experiences! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m tripping off the bubble bath thing. It didn’t look cool when 2Pac did it and it won’t look cool now.
All in all, online dating is ok. It gets a bad rep for many valid reasons (many of which I’m sure contribute to the bad rep in Christian circles), but there are many people using dating sites legitimately wanting a relationship.
LOL I still have a screenshot of that picture. It cracked me up so bad…online dating craziness GOLD!
Yeah I agree with you. Dating online isn’t for everyone…especially for people who lack the ability to set a boundary and keep it. And I am of the mindset that humans are humans no matter where you find them. Meaning…I’d rather deal with a nut behind a computer screen than a nut in person lol.
Thanks for commenting.
I met my husband in a Facebook group. We are happily married, have a beautiful daughter and a baby boy on the way. Online dating can work. Don’t be discouraged! If you weed through some crazies, you just may find your match. Or you may meet him in line at the grocery store. Ultimately, God is in control and uses every experience to shape and grow us as well as prepare us for what he has in store!
Thanks for sharing Gloria Cooke. Appreciate the encouragement, as well. I definitely know that online dating can work, from my own experiences too. 🙂
Lol 😂🤣 I got one for you. I was on a Christian online dating site and I started a conversation with this guy and he asked for another picture of me so I emailed it to him and he sent me his. He seemed pretty interesting so I thought we might be able to carry on a conversation because he lived in another state. Well I didn’t here from him but received an email from the site stating thank you for changing your profile. I was dumbfounded because I didn’t change my profile but somehow he did. He took all my profile and made it his and then put he was seeking women but it looked like it was me seeking women.. I can’t tell you some of the messages I received.. How disgusting I was a woman seeking women on a Christian site.. I was so embarrassed and I apologized and said I had been hacked. I contacted the site and told them what happened and they told me to change my password, so I did and the profile was still out there.. The site did nothing to help me and never gave me a refund.. So the way I look at it is if GOD wants a man in my life, He will put one in it.. Sorry this is long but I thought I would give you all something to laugh about.. Because my friends and I definitely laughed about it after I got over being mad..
oh wow! Now that is a new one! I’ve never heard of anyone doing anything like that on an online dating site. The worst thing that happened to me is a man tried to defraud me into paying for some pretend hospital bills for his pretend sister lol. I was like, you must think I am just beyond stupid?! I successfully got his whole profile shut down. Apparently that was more important to that site than what happened to you. Truly sad. Glad you can laugh about it now though!
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