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Melissa
Savvy August 2018

Tinder love

Melissa, on March 30, 2018 at 7:04 PM

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Did anyone else meet their FH on Tinder? We did and we keep telling family we met at college because we don't want them to know and think the worst of us. Especially our parents. I'm kind of worried it will get out at the wedding and emarassing stories will ensue. Just looking for some comforting...
Did anyone else meet their FH on Tinder? We did and we keep telling family we met at college because we don't want them to know and think the worst of us. Especially our parents. I'm kind of worried it will get out at the wedding and emarassing stories will ensue. Just looking for some comforting words, honestly.

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    Just Said Yes March 2019
    Alanna ·
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    My fh and I met off CRAIGSLIST! (Which is now not a thing!). I could not believe how perfect he is and how unconventional of a mathoed that was, but I’m so happy I did!
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    Beginner April 2018
    Claire ·
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    We met on okay Cupid before tinder really took off. Online dating is so popular now... https://www.zoosk.com/date-mix/online-dating-advice/online-dating-statistics-dating-stats-2017/
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  • Shayna
    Super August 2018
    Shayna ·
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    We didn’t meet on Tinder, but like so many these days we met via online dating. When people ask I always say we met in “typical millennial fashion” people always laugh and say oh online dating. It’s nothing we’ve really hid from anyone.
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  • Jennifer
    Master September 2018
    Jennifer ·
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    My best friends who are now married met through tinder- they don’t tell anyone either and I don’t get it? Who cares? You are in a loving committed relationship, screw what anyone else thinks!
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  • Emily
    Dedicated May 2018
    Emily ·
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    My fiancé and I met on Tinder and we just own up to it! It’s always kind of a funny story to tell. Don’t be ashamed!
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  • NinjaBride
    Super June 2018
    NinjaBride ·
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    We met on tinder and I have no shame about it. I was a little embarrassed when we first started dating but he is such a no shame kind of person he is who he is take it or leave it (confidence that I love) so we have been honest about it from the beginning. Our officiant says she has many tinder couples for 2018 it’s not uncommon at all. She actually asked if we cared if she slipped something into the ceremony about tinder and we said we didn’t care 😂. Should be interesting.
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  • EngineerInLove
    VIP September 2018
    EngineerInLove ·
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    Not Tinder but Match. I didn't tell my parents for a few months, until after they met him and gave me a verbal seal of approval which they had never done before with any of the guys I dated. My mom didn't react well at first, she didn't understand why I couldn't just meet a guy at work or
    through friends 🙄 But now she realizes this is the way the world is. My dad on the other hand laughed and said "oh *bleep*, those sites actually work then?"

    It might be harder now that you've been telling people you met in college but there's nothing wrong with the way you met. It's your story, and while it may not be as romantic sounding as "we looked across the room and locked eyes" aka "we made out at a bar and then started dating" like some of my best friends (I love them I swear, it's just funny to hear them sugar coat the story!!) it's the beginning of YOUR love story, and that's all that matters.
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    Master October 2017
    O ·
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    Just thought of it, my BIL met his ex on POF, and the family knew. Still my H's family doesn't know what website we met on, b/c like all these other website listed are pretty tame and expected dating sites, whereas ours wasn't.
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    Expert September 2019
    Anna ·
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    My FH and I met on an online dating site (let’s just say it’s adult...). We told everyone we met online, just not specifically what site. No shame in online dating. If it gets out then it gets out! Just explain your reasoning and that it doesn’t change who you are, just a tad on how you met!
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  • Jen
    Super May 2018
    Jen ·
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    Not tinder but FH and I met on okcupid. We’ve always been honest with people about how we met. It’s becoming so common these days that no one bats an eye when we tell them.
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    Savvy August 2018
    Erin ·
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    Met my fiancé on tinder...my family knows we met online and are ok with it. Some were a little worried at first but they're all fine with it now that they've met him and gotten to know him.
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  • caitlin
    Super May 2017
    caitlin ·
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    We met on OKCupid on what was actually going to be just a hookup for both of us, haha. we didn't share that part of it, but everyone knows we met online--i think it's pretty common these days!


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  • Ginsteeca
    Expert June 2019
    Ginsteeca ·
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    We met on Tinder. We usually just say we met online. Not having to explain what Tinder is to older people is easier.

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  • P.F.
    Super May 2018
    P.F. ·
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    We met on okcupid. FH hates telling people we met online but I tell the truth because there's no shame. Leads to a lot of confusion when he says we met at a party and I say we met online but people are inclined to believe me.
    If not for okcupid our paths never would have crossed. Within the first couple conversations he told me he loved me and on our first meeting/date we were talking marriage. I love our story so much better than a lie
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  • Brittany
    Devoted March 2019
    Brittany ·
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    We met in OKCupid. Online dating is so normal now that I don’t think there’s any reason to be embarrassed!
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  • Rj923
    Dedicated May 2018
    Rj923 ·
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    Who cares if people know! FH and I met online before tinder and honestly I don't mind telling anyone!
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    Beginner March 2019
    Selina ·
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    We did and that’s how my brother met his wife! I was his first tinder date (he was my second) and he calls me his tinderella😂 we just joke about it all the time! Some people laugh but my parents say at least we didn’t meet at a bar🤷🏼‍♀️
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  • Bluey8616f
    Devoted August 2018
    Bluey8616f ·
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    We met on plenty of fish and been together 6 years. Neither of us care and we've been together so long a lot of people have forgotten.

    But if you want to keep it to yourself then go ahead.
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    Savvy May 2019
    Catherine ·
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    I did! We matched at really dark times in our lives and helped pull each other up Smiley smile His line for me was the classic “I scraped my knee when I fell for you” so I offered him an ace bandage and now it’s history ❤️
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    Beginner June 2019
    Taylor ·
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    I have definitely been in that boat before. FH and I met on Plenty of Fish though. Most family knows already. Saw no sense in lying to friends or family because without it, I wouldn't have met him!! 😀
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