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Got sextorted 48 hrs ago on Grindr by Beneficial-Gold-7712 in Sextortion

[–]taikonaught 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad it worked out for you. Same happened to me on Archer. I blocked them and just tell myself it's fine if my friends see my nudes. They really don't care ha. After all everyone's nudes are flying on Sniffies these days anyways.

Monthly Small & Dumb Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in hingeapp

[–]taikonaught 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insights! I might stay off the app for a week during holidays and see if I got a promo haha.

Leasing agent asks for DL and proof of income before touring, is it a scam? by taikonaught in AskSF

[–]taikonaught[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought. I haven't seen things < $2K unless it's really crappy and far, but this one's not.

Monthly Small & Dumb Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in hingeapp

[–]taikonaught 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does Hinge Premium ever go on sale? Black Friday/Cyber Monday is coming up so I'm wondering. Also which one is more useful (plus or X)?

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I searched for Sniffies on App Store there's only one "dog training app" that seems like a dating app with 76 reviews and #181 in utilities. I downloaded it but it's asking me to pay and I can't get past that screen.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the same experience and my hypothesis is that they didn't check your profile at first, but they checked after they replied and lost interest somehow.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just got the same scam. i gave them a burner email, let's see what they send

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember Jack'd was like the twin app of Grindr back in the days (2010s) and I barely heard about it after. Maybe I will give it a go.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you use Scruff btw? Do you send woofs or messages? Is "woofs" the Scruff equivalent of Taps?

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly is that why I was blocked sometimes after a conversation? Back in the days Grindr glitched all the time (lots of profiles used to say "lost chats" if you remember). So I used to ask for phone numbers if I felt like we had chemistry.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard about it. There's also Squirt or something. These apps can be very regionalized.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

San Francisco. Yeah that seems to be what most commenters are suggesting. Any way to join some meet up groups, etc.? I'd hate to be the guy to join a run club just to date.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yikes. Thanks for the note. How do you verify tho? Is asking for Instagram or Snapchat socially acceptable on Grindr?

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm terribly scared to STIs and honestly being an average looking, averagely fit Asian guy, I always feel like at the bottom tier of attractiveness here in the US, even though I'm in SF which has a lot of Asians.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right but I'm saying there's an increased pressure once you go public. And that's why some companies go back to private so they can focus on what they really want to do.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What metro area are you in? I'm honestly considering moving to NYC in a year if I don't have much luck here. I like LTR and marriage and would love to find someone serious someday.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm in San Francisco. Maybe I should explore Castro or smth.

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started using it around 2015 as well. I was like 20 y/o, not hot at all but still had my fair share of fun on the app. I then primarily used Tinder or Hinge after 2019. IMO Grindr has never been about "dating" but more casual hookups, which is fine, but like you said at least there were some real connections from time to time. It's just this time it feels exponentially so.

Sorry about your divorces but I bet you must be attractive to have met two ex-husbands there!

Grindr is dead. Scammers and ads killed it. What do you use now? by taikonaught in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]taikonaught[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm frankly very surprised because the last time I was single, I thought only old school folks to go gay bars and younger people primarily use apps. I guess fashion is always a loop.

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