I Proved Tinder Is Total Bullshit

Mary Carter
4 min readAug 2, 2024

5 Months, 105 Dates, 0 Relationships

After splitting with my ex, I decided to embark on a crazy mission: to prove, once and for all, if it’s possible to find true love on Tinder. Spoiler alert: it’s complete bullshit.

For three intense months, I dove headfirst into this world of swipes and matches. The result? 100 dates, dozens of fucks, and zero — yeah, you read that right, ZERO — genuine relationships.

The pattern is so predictable it’s almost comical. Match, hot chat, meet up, sex (sometimes not even that), and then? Ghosted. Rinse and repeat. It’s like there’s a secret manual everyone follows.

But let me share some gems from this experience:

1- The Adventurous Couple: I matched with a guy who, surprise surprise, was looking for someone to have a threesome with his girlfriend. Why not, I thought. We ended up doing it twice — once on the hood of their car (yeah, in the middle of the street) and once in a public bathroom. Wild? Absolutely. True love? Not even close.

2- The Cheaters: I lost count of the married and committed folks prowling around. It’s impressive how some don’t even bother hiding it. But there was one who really got to me. The guy was a knockout, the kind that turns heads on the street. I knew he had a girlfriend, but fuck, the chemistry was…

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Mary Carter
Mary Carter

Written by Mary Carter

I share candid reflections on love, sex, and life's ups and downs, no holds barred and no taboos.

Responses (16)

What are your thoughts?

How many of these dates did you actually want to become a relationship? Was all the ghosting done my the men you dated, or did you ghost some of them? I only ask because we're all in this together, trying to figure this shitshow out. Together.

I don't think that you proved anything, except that you have poor judgement.
If a woman is not in complete control of her dating life, she is probably shooting over her range.
If all of your matches lead to a "hot chat" that means you are choosing the…...

Well, I believe you about Tinder, but if you are spreading it for dozens of men in five months, that serious relationship will be hard to find anywhere. A girl's cheapest price will be her final price.