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Akil is a Caribbean native who enjoys writing, reading, music, and fitness. He loves exploring new ideas, telling engaging stories, and making the most of every experience. When he’s not working, he enjoys living life to the fullest.

Akil Rashid

Nurse Recaps How Her Very First Hinge Match Went from Potential Partner to Post-Traumatic Before their First Date!

Woman Says Her First Hinge Match Raised Red Flags Before They Ever Met: ‘You Could Just Spend the Night With Me’

Sayantan is a Senior Writer with over six years of experience covering the entertainment industry. With a keen eye for pop culture, he explores films, television, anime, video games, and emerging digital trends. His work is driven by a focus on crafting engaging, insightful stories that connect with a global audience.

Sayantan

Culture

A Man Showed Up to His Date With a Prepared List of Questions, Refused to Answer Them When She Asked the Same Ones Back, and Went Silent When She Said She Owned a House

Reni is a digital culture writer with over three years of experience. From breaking TV and movie news to deep dives into pop‑culture shifts and politics, she loves tracking the pulse of the internet. Beyond writing, she’s a shark researcher and conservationist, often found underwater or analysing shark documentaries.

Reni

Woman's Hinge success story goes viral on TikTok.

‘This Never Happens’: Woman’s Viral Hinge Match Story Has Viewers Stunned After She Realizes They Lived Just Three Blocks Apart but Had Never Met

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Brunette woman in a white t-shirt sitting in the car and looking into the camera with her eyes wide. Right: Hands holding a Hinge dating app with a man's profile picture visible.

“You’ve gotta be careful”: Woman finds “the perfect guy” on Hinge. Then she spots one alarming detail

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Blonde woman at a baseball game, screenshot pulled from her Hinge dating profile. Right: DM conversation on Hinge

“This would work on me”: Man nails baseball photo location down to the inning on Hinge—smooth or creepy?

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Man standing next to woman, caption reads "Roommates that get Hinge men to build things in our apartment >>>" Middle: Man putting together furniture, caption reads "Find yourself a man on Hinge to build your furniture" Right: Woman patting man's head as he builds furniture, caption reads "POV: You get your hinge date to build your new TikTok shop furniture."

The “Bob the Builder” dating trend has women turning Hinge intro a free handyman service

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Woman asks suitors to name “time and place” in Hinge profile. Then a man sends her the coordinates of her own apartment

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

“I should cancel, right?”: Woman plans date with man she met on Hinge. Then she Googles him

woman checking on phone(l) Hinge app on phone with pink backdrop (r)

‘Bare minimum for husband’: Man matches with woman on Hinge. Then she sends over her salary requirements

Screenshot of Tiktok user @griff.t32; Photo of a phone with the Hinge logo on the screeen and roses, pink gifts, and lip-shaped confetti surrounding it.

‘This literally happened to me today’: Woman chats with a man on Hinge. Then he says he just took a ‘honey pack’

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

2 panel image: on the left a person explains and on the right is a person holding a phone with the Hinge logo on it.

‘Cried the second he left the car’: Woman goes on date. Then they spot something strange on the side of the road

woman sharing what she learnt from using dating App as a man(l) person holding phone with dating app(r)

‘I’m on day three of being a boy and I hate women’: Woman poses as male friend on Hinge as an experiment. She can’t believe the results

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

two panel design with a woman looking at the camera as she speaks about her experience, next to an image of a Hinge logo on an Iphone

‘I’d be taking that one-hour Uber home’: Woman asks for Hinge date’s Instagram. Then she looks at his tagged photos

Woman wearing pink cap(l) Phone near pink flowers with Hinge Logo on display(c) Adderall (r)

‘Hopefully he is somewhere at a CVS’: Nurse says Hinge match asked her to prescribe him Adderall

Phone with hinge app(l), Woman talking(c), Seattle skyline(r)

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