Woman mortified at seeing bloke’s nickname for Hinge dates after phone alert pops up
A woman was warned of a “dating red flag” when she shared an odd encounter on a night out.
Michelle Meleskie, who lives in London, was out with her friends a week ago when she met a man who uses dating apps.
She took to TikTok and explained her “standard practice” of saving her dating matches’ contacts on phone.
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“Whenever I save someone’s number in my phone from a dating app, I always call them ‘First Name Hinge’, ‘First Name Bumble’, and I thought this was standard practice,” the young woman said.
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“But this guy on the weekend asked us to take a picture of him, so we had his phone and then a notification popped through from ‘Hinge girl 7’. No first name, just, ‘Hinge Girl 7’.
“And also I’m wondering at what point do you switch them from Hinge Girl 7 to their first name?”
Michelle was puzzled and questioned how the man could keep track of all the women he’s met on the dating site.
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One viewer wrote: “He took the roster concept to a different level.”
“This is why I don’t save numbers at all. If I forget who you were, that’s your fault for not being memorable at this point,” a second wrote.
And a third said: “That’s how you know he is a red flag.”
But some pointed out the number after “Hinge girl” might mean something different.
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A person said: “Bestie, I don’t think ‘7’ means ‘number seven’ – I think it might be an attractiveness rating.”
Another added: “Does he order the numbers by attractiveness, or is he a first come first serve kinda guy?”
Meanwhile a dating expert shared a rule of three “Ps” for singletons to impress their first dates.
Harley Quinn, who has been a dating coach for around 15 years, said it’s important to send the first message.
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