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Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Man with phone caption "he caught her on a date"(l) Man standing aftermath (c) other man leaves (r)

‘I’m her soulmate’: Man catches partner on date, confronts the other guy in viral TikTok

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

young woman laughing at private messages with 5-minute timer

‘Why are guys so entitled’: Man threatens to break up with TikToker if she doesn’t take down a selfie from Instagram Story

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

Brooke Sjoberg

young woman with caption "met him on a dating app and texted for 5 days.... wasn't feeling well and cancelled... then this happened" (l) text message that reads "when are your parents gonna be home? I'm not taking no for answer. You need this" (r)

‘Listen to your gut!!! He was completely normal before this’: TikToker shares increasingly threatening messages from man she met on dating app after she cancels

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

young woman with caption "On my first date with this guy... He took me bowling" (l) young man at ball return with caption "he brought his own bowling ball and his own ball cleaner" (c) young man bowling with caption "someone send help im ab to leave. this is sad" (r)

‘I’m ab to leave. This is sad’: TikToker says man brought own bowling ball on date, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

TikToker under fire for allegedly matching with Ukrainian women on Tinder to find ‘hotties that need a green card’

‘He played me’: TikToker says boyfriend suddenly blocked her, ghosted, and moved away

‘Little too close?’: TikToker shares clip of boyfriend and her best friend dancing together in viral video, sparking debate

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

table countertop (l) fabric softener (m) chair (r)

‘It’s the single chair for me’: TikToker shows what her fiancé bought for new shared apartment, sparking debate

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‘My ovaries just turned to stone’: Woman calls out Hinge match for rude voice message in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Now her gift limit is $40’: TikToker deducted $1 from his fiancée’s Valentine’s Day gift fund every time she yelled at him, sparking debate

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Man wears shoe inserts that make him taller on date after lying about his height, sparking debate

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Pads and an extra toothbrush in a bathroom

‘It’s such an icky feeling when you see that stuff’: TikToker finds women’s toiletries, second toothbrush in Tinder date’s apartment (updated)

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‘You can go ahead and put some Bailey’s in her coffee’: Beverage cart girl says man tried to spike his date’s drink while golfing

woman pretending to drive (l) woman looking over her shoulder, horrified (r) both with caption "when you decide to stay in on a friday, drive for uber and your man gets in the back seat with another girl"

‘This would be my villain origin story’: Uber driver says she got a ride request from her ‘man’ and another woman

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

man attempts to ask woman to be his girlfriend in class, gets rejected

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