I went on the apps last fall after getting out of a decade-long LTR, and my experience then was bizarre. Not only did I get the dick pics that everyone else gets, I was asked to be a side chick, told by a guy that he wanted to kidnap me (and worked for the govt in a certain division, so kidnapping me actually seemed plausible), I encountered numerous sex addicts (one guy who would stay up all night masturbating in front of people via sex cam), and a guy who wanted me to put him in a diaper and tie him up for the weekend. Lots of inquiries into basically free and elaborate sex work. That was only some of it. None of my photos included thirst trap content. Needless to say, these countless were starting to kill my mental health.

I jumped on the apps again a few weeks ago... same thing. Invites to come right over (as many women receive). But also an invitation to meet an out-of-town guy who was literally passing through town for a couple of hours and wanted to see if I would fuck him. Another guy wanted to call me mommy, asked to take my anal sex card, and wanted to explore a threesome... in our first conversation. Another guy just yesterday seemed decent until he invited me for our first meetup to have a threesome that night with his cousin (the cousin he hasn't had a threesome with yet). Like, wtf.

I don't ever initiate conversations like this on the apps, ever (though sometimes when things start getting weird, I might entertain the conversation a little bit longer just to see how far a guy will go with their craziness. And then I block).

This go-around, I thankfully haven't been internalizing these bizarre conversations as much. The thing is, while other people on Reddit will also share their crazy stories when I post to other subs, many people say that they haven't experienced nearly half of what I have. When I exchange stories with friends or guys I've been on dates with, their craziest story is nothing compared to my everyday experiences. A funny story here and there is okay, but I'm tired of how common this is for me.

And, no, I'm not interested in hearing how I am somehow making these guys act creepy, and its me not them.