When I got the app a year ago, which was few months after I turned 18, I told myself that I wanted to be the best I can be and that I wanted to treat others with respect. As a result, whenever I got a message from someone I wasn't interested in, I would say "hi, I'm not interested, but Thank you."

Boy did I not realize the shit ton of insults I would get from messaging back with that. Things like "fine, fuck you then" or "you're ugly anyway" (which they obviously didn't think before) or whatever were the common ones. I would clap back but now I'm just over it all. Thankfully, there were a few that did appreciate my replies but that doesn't trump all of the assholes I had to deal with (most of these were from dl black dudes and faceless profiles) anyway.

I'm done replying, and what sucks is that I don't wanna hurt the feelings of those who are respectful. I used to think not replying was rude, but now im starting to understand why some guys dont