Guys on dating apps threatening you with kids

@groovyrockerchick

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Why it worked

The video taps into a relatable and frustrating experience for many people using dating apps, using humor and a strong personal perspective to resonate with viewers.

Summary

The creator expresses frustration with men on dating apps who immediately bring up having children and pregnancy before even going on a date. She states that at 23, she is not thinking about children and would not consider it until she is at least 33 and married.

Structure

1Introduction of the problem: men on dating apps asking about kids/pregnancy
2Personal experience: this has happened many times
3Specific examples of messages received
4Creator's age and future plans for children
5Critique of the men's approach

Product placement

Hinge: ACTS - mentioned as a dating app where the described behavior occurs. Removing it would not change the video's narrative. Tinder: ACTS - mentioned as a dating app where the described behavior occurs. Removing it would not change the video's narrative.

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Guys on dating apps threatening you with kids

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Why do they do this omfg #tinder #hinge #nokids #dating

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Transcript

Why do men on dating apps immediately threaten you with pregnancy? Before you've even gone on a date. This has happened, I don't even know how many times over the years, many times on Hinge, Tinder, whatever you name it. Okay, where the first message will be like, like, "I'm 6'3 tall." A lot of times it'll be another really tall guy and they'll be like, "Oh my god, like we should have kids so that they could go to the NBA and like the WNBA." Or, you know, they'll message and they'll be like, "Oh, like how beautiful do you think our kids would be?" Or like, what do you think our kids would look like? Like, I could give you like really beautiful kids. I'm 23. Who's talking about kids? Who are you? First of all, I'm not thinking about kids to begin with until I would never have my first child until I was at least 33. I'm not joking. That's 10 years from now. That's an entire decade from now. Secondly, that would be with somebody who I was married to. I wouldn't have kids unless I was married. It's not a religious thing, it's a common sense thing. Okay, it's a legal thing, actually. Why on earth would you, would you threaten me in that manner? Would you send me the first message and it's something about, oh, like, who's we? We're not in France. There's no we.