Most people only have to deal with the ‘over-excited’ online daters they accidentally ‘swipe’ right. But one woman came across someone who REALLY shouldn’t have been on there.
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Karen Gillet, from Teeside, signed up to Tinder when she became tired of dating, convinced she’d end up an old cat lady.
Of course she went through all the usual: the cheesy ones, the cliches and the one who think it’s appropriate to send pictures of genitals.
But she never expected to discover her friend’s fiancé.
Speaking to The Gazette, Karen said: “For those unfamiliar, Tinder is a phone app that allows single (and evidently not so single) adults (again, a term I use loosely) to meet local ‘singles’ looking for, well, casual liaisons.
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“A photo pops up and you either swipe left to ‘bin them’ or you swipe right. This then sends your pursuit a message to say you’re keen, if it happens to be a match.
“In amongst all of this I even came across my friend’s fiancé (selling himself with photos of their recent holiday abroad).
“Of course this then faced me with the moral dilemma of what to do next. I obviously told her.”
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But Tinder doesn’t always have to end in disaster, Karen explained. “My friend who introduced me to the app met her boyfriend on Tinder after two weeks of trying it. When this happens the girl becomes known as a Tinderella.
“And this just proves dreams can come true.”
Have you ever experienced something like this?