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Welcome to this week's “Top Tinder Moments," an extravaganza of everything that is wrong (and right) with the modern landscape of online dating.

These ordinarily trifling traits, attributes, and mannerisms are an earth-shattering deal-breaker for these people.

About 96 too many

It's like one big Seinfeld episode.

“Moms out here breaking hearts.”

It's time for the top Tinder moments of the week! This week's batch is full of debaucherous devils and frisky flirters who are itching for a chance to use their ample wit. Of course, you also have your less-than well-intended individuals wreaking havoc across the dating landscape. For example, take the delightful lass from item #3, who is desperate to find a tall fellah. Not just any ol' boy will do; she needs one of them lanky types who could wrap their arm around her from two seats away in th…

This fine gentleman and his partner ended things mutually after 7 years together. They maintained an amiable friendship afterward, during which time his ex-girlfriend even helped him plan a trip with his new girlfriend. After which the two got engaged. At this point his ex-girlfriend began to see things just a little bit clearer (she might have been a little bitter about his new fiancée too.) She decided it was time to take a little revenge and went over to his place to collect her things. Whil…

This insecure friend tried to tell their financially-secure newlywed friends that they weren't ready to have children. The internet has rebuked their comments and pointed out that they are merely projecting their own difficult situation to the tune of shades of jealousy and remorse. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by the insecure friend, Redditor u/throwra_atlanna, who created a throwaway account to share this story in order to preserve their anonymity and…

This manipulative girlfriend did everything she possibly could to keep her boyfriend away from his family. She started fights with her partner's brother and his wife and tried to force other members of the family to pick a side. Her boyfriend's parents were too passive to do anything about it but this brother has had enough and is determined for everyone to know the truth. This thread was posted to r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) by the brother, u/Altruistic_Rabbit_21, who is wondering if he has taken…

You'll want to avoid doing everything on this list.

Nothing good comes from giving a cheater a second chance.

The modern dating landscape is a minefield of people saying and doing whatever they damn well please, while not saying what they actually want or doing what they actually need. This leaves the “modern dater” in the perilous position of combing through swathes of toads on the hunt for their match. But, hey, with the right approach… It can be kinda fun. If you find yourself single and alone and your goal is to not be single then you had better enjoy it because achieving that goal would mean that…

Parents take notes... If you want your child's partner to feel welcome and included with your family, you need to do the exact opposite of what this family has done.

These smoldering Tinder moments are the hottest collection of ridiculous and funny interactions that you'll find on the internet this week. This week's contestants found various forms of rejection in the wild world of online dating. From failed pickup lines, rude responses, and mysterious mistaken catfish scenarios. This week has got them all. At least one fortunate soul had the chance of a lifetime dropped upon them when they realized that the person that they had matched with was staying on t…

Does this guy sound jealous and insecure to you? Don't get me wrong… Protecting your girlfriend (or any woman) from the unwanted advances of a creepy guy who doesn't know boundaries is the right thing to do. But it doesn't sound like this boyfriend had any idea what his girlfriend's relationship with this guy was. Not to mean that she has any sort of romantic relationship with this chap… But the boyfriend could definitely be overstepping if she is routinely friendly with him to the point that t…