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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

A TikToker's date wrote a message to other men she might date on her toilet using her lipstick.

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‘My weirdo radar was spot on’: TikToker’s Hinge date writes note on her toilet after she rejects him (updated)

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘Leave a note for the girl’: TikToker finds cosmetics, pregnancy test at Tinder date’s apartment

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘I think they’re legit about to break up’: TikToker’s roommate and her boyfriend get into argument over Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’

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‘My date tmrw and do not laugh’: Man accidentally sends sh*t-talking message to Hinge date instead of friend

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Don’t go on a date expecting the other person to pay’: TikToker’s date allegedly only buys food for himself, sparking debate

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Screenshots show a man referring to Molly Hair as 'cunt' and then persistently pursuing her despite her rejecting him repeatedly

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‘I kind of see it as a red flag’: TikToker says date called her ‘c*nt’ in message meant for his friend

‘I’m so done with dating’: Man demands TikToker pay him back for first date after she says no to second date

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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‘Taking her back to the crib lol’: TikToker catches guy she met at bar texting about her

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‘Enter into a relationship with my son’: TikToker rejects Tinder date, gets threatening messages from date’s mom

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘I admire real moms’: Hinge date goes off on woman for calling herself ‘dog mom’ in viral TikTok

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‘I wish I was joking’: TikToker shares abusive ex-boyfriend’s strict rules for her

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‘Do y’all think he’ll be mad’: TikToker says her boyfriend doesn’t know she’s his landlord, dividing viewers

Landis Wiedner is a Chicago-based writer and editor for Living Well With Epilepsy. She has written for NBCThink, the Independent, Wired and is finishing her funny memoir, &#8220;My Brain Tumor’s Boyfriend.&#8221;

Landis Wiedner

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‘No man on Earth has ever made a woman this wet’: TikToker goes on first date despite major flooding

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‘I am ghosting’: Woman shares video of ‘red flag’ when date is dropping her off at home

After a TikTok filter says her boyfriend was "absolutely definitely" cheating on her, Keyana Both found out he was.

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‘You could see the panic in his eyes’: TikTok filter predicts girl’s boyfriend is cheating on her—he actually is

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