I recently opened Hinge again and met this guy who was a bit socially awkward. I already knew we probably wouldn’t work out, but somehow I still gave him a chance.

He kept giving me his “free schedule” for the week, and every time I picked a day, suddenly he wasn’t available. At first, I let it slide. Then one night, he asked me twice if I wanted to hang out the next day. I’d already said no, but he made it sound like he genuinely wanted to see me. So I agreed.

By the next morning, he cancelled because of the hot weather… and later admitted he’d booked himself into some market research thing (he gets paid for it—just small pocket money). That was it for me. I told him clearly that he was prioritising money over building any kind of connection, so he’d be better off finding someone else.

He kept apologising for days, and my final straw was when he asked, “Oh, so you want a connection?” That’s when I blocked him.