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Poll: Have you ever tried online dating?
yes
48% (128 votes)
no
51% (134 votes)
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| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by ZombieTERROR: 1:21pm On Apr 25 |
Any online dating platform in Nigeria is a pool for local Yahoo boys and girls.. don't take it seriously |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Shedrack777: 1:23pm On Apr 25 |
I see online dating as coded hookup. You hardly get serious relationships there. The guys are looking for who to knack, while the ladies are looking for who to empty his pocket |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Fiscus105(m): 1:31pm On Apr 25*. Modified: 3:58pm On Apr 25 |
tuzle:I guess the ladies online are manufactured by internet. The one you are running after in office, mall, church, market are they not the same people full tiktok, Instagram and other hook up App? Just like someone says above, the monster we men created, are leaving beside us. In past, men did more of talk to get woman down after she might have fallen in love with him, and dated for months/years but now, they push alot of money to get down and disappear into tin air, before you know, even a hitherto, good girl will be counting 7 body counts within 3 months. So, who turn these girls to transactional relationship? No be man like you. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by nonny1212: 1:39pm On Apr 25 |
TechCapon:You dey go find true love for badoo and mi chat, well, I get people wey go reply you. On top your mind, girls were dying for you over there ![]() |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by pocohantas(f): 2:02pm On Apr 25 |
Badoo in 2026? It lost its credibility a long time ago, but it is not just Badoo. Everywhere the problem is the same. Offline and online. I noticed the SMs part when I was taking my minion for immunization. I kept seeing tiny girls with even tinier kids. They are plenty on TT. Dancing aura salad in a suggestive manner for kind gentlemen to reach out. Poverty is bad o. Poverty is very bad. I know anybody can do runz, but the way someone without a roof over her head would do it is different. They don't stay in Ikoyi. Some are not even in Lagos. They come in with visit visa, stay for a while to hustle and return back to other states. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Hndrrxxx(m): 2:19pm On Apr 25 |
essentialone:Bro you be dating coach 100 |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by ReacherSaidNoth: 2:23pm On Apr 25 |
Shedrack777:Not much different from offline then, the guys are put under the pressure of bills from leeches who reward them with their warm hole ![]() |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by folake4u: 2:25pm On Apr 25 |
I've tried Bumble before, it wasn't all that bad. I think for men, it is worse cos I told one of my closest male friend to try that app and because he lives on the island, them girls billed him 100k, 120k to hangout. He asked for normal hangout but apparently it means a different thing on the app. Furthermore, you should also shift your settings from "Fun, Casual dates" to "Relationship" and something serious. "Fun casual dates" on Bumble is HOOKUP. No ifs or buts. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by DJperdurabo: 2:35pm On Apr 25 |
tuzle:Be rest assured he spent some good money to accomplish this. If he tells you otherwise (claiming all that alpha shit), he's lying between his teeth! |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by 12345baba(m): 2:39pm On Apr 25 |
Of all apps na badoo app u go use, badoo app wey b the pioneer of hookup in Nigeria. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by professore(m): 2:43pm On Apr 25 |
Even the name of the site sounds terrible. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by georgeakins: 2:45pm On Apr 25 |
SixSeven:You no dey tire to dey wail You go soon wail into oblivion |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Entanglement: 2:48pm On Apr 25 |
All those girls you see on those dating sites are paid or working for the site to attract people to do subscriptions. Dating app are the new scam in town |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Ten06(m): 2:55pm On Apr 25 |
Even physical dating is a problem and you are asking of online dating. You will soon date Lucifer herself online, before your eyes will clear you are already in deep shit |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by SixSeven: 3:01pm On Apr 25 |
georgeakins: ![]() How come I think of Femi Adesina when I read your comment |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by DJperdurabo: 3:10pm On Apr 25 |
Shedrack777:Your assertion is mostly correct. The so called "decent"ladies complain of the guys needing just sex and pretending not to be married in their Bios; warning them to steer clear off them. This same ladies in their own Bios (working class or not) despite claiming to not be involved in hook-ups and who are searching for real love and "communication" (that's their favourite requirement), will say this on their idea of "Ideal First Date": " A lovely conversation with soft music in the background with great wine and cuisine (read: expensive exotic meal) with a soothing ambience". This ls just an example, some are way more detailed than this. Question you want to ask them is this: Do you know how much such a date cost in Lagos? especially on Lagos Island that has the spots with the "soothing ambience and soft music in the background"? A date for two with these requirements can gulp as much as N350k,, and there are spots that it can go far higher than this. This is not hearsay, it's a lived experience. Pray tell, how can she sincerely attract a single decent chap? Most men that fall into this bracket cannot afford such a lifestyle (he's probably in his late 20s to mid thirties and still climbing the corporate ladder [earns circa 350-500k monthly] if employed and possibly just beginning to see some good money if a businessman. By belching this ideal first date stuff in her bios, the chap is already turned off save he's the type that just there to "knack"-plans to just do all it takes to get in there and get out. End of story? She says men are scum because he left, not knowing he NEVER planned to stay: she was just too "sexy" for him to ignore, so, he decided to take the loan from loan apps, dip a little into his savings, spend the money on the dates (possibly two), told her all the sweet nothings she wanted to hear while looking deep into her eyes (nothing makes the average Nigerian lady or any lady for that matter fall so deeply in love than a smooth, rich talker), hit that and japaed! Why did she fall you say? Recall he's employed and possibly lives alone even if it's a minflat (and you know our ladies LOOOVEEEEE guys who live alone in a tastefully furnished apartment, no matter how minimal). So, she believed he's the real deal. Summarily (I really hate typing or I can share so much more insight on the topic), until ladies stop placing money as the primary sine qua non for true relationships, they'll keep meeting the wrong guys and keep being side chicks and hookup materials (majority don't even care anyway....all dis one wen I dey yarn na just Panadol for another man headache tins). Until ladies re-orientate themselves, respect themselves more and.place less importance on money as the basis for a true relationship, the average man will see her as a sex tool and treat her as such. So the 'knacking" continues.... |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by jidesp(m): 3:11pm On Apr 25*. Modified: 2:54pm On Apr 26 |
Online dating in Nigeria is hard. Although, I have friends who successsfully met their soulmate but definite Not on BADOO…lol. I was never successful with online ladies. Rule Number oo. Don’t Go To Fancy Restaurants especially when the Lady you met online suggested it on your first date. Pay attention to every details of what they say. Trust me. Some of these ladies online are quite smart. From Barbie doll on the first day. The next day, they start to show you businesses they want to invest in. And, they either need your support immediately. Or start to talk about their Landlord and rent indirectly. Another thing is, good ladies with great intentions, great career. Also have similar experience with opportunistic men. It’s a catfish market sometime. TechCapon: |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Kdon2: 3:23pm On Apr 25 |
TechCapon:Welcome to the reality of our time. Even the homely wife is being pumped outside this days. Advice: don't kill yourself over any woman once they are caught. They are not worth it |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by TechCapon(op): 3:31pm On Apr 25 |
Kdon2:I totally agree with u |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by TechCapon(op): 3:36pm On Apr 25 |
jidesp:you're very smart. A lady once asked me to meet her at a very expensive lounge in Lekki where they pay 50k just to reserve a table for 2. Before I say jack she don drop account details. Instantly I blocked her. Another one was telling me on out first outing how she needs to pack to a new apartment but she has to decide between changing her iPhone or getting a new apartment. Crazy girls out there for real. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by TechCapon(op): 3:39pm On Apr 25 |
nonny1212:Lol bro.. abeg suggest another app for me nah. Badoo no follow at all ![]() |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by BRATISLAVA: 3:50pm On Apr 25*. Modified: 6:01pm On Apr 26 |
Another woman bashing thread. You would think dating is an exploit strictly for men. Because all men on dating sites are saints. Because there's everything to criticize about women. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by YoungBlackRico(m): 3:52pm On Apr 25 |
Your first mistake was downloading Badoo... |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by tuzle(m): 3:52pm On Apr 25 |
Fiscus105:whether offline or online, I would never approach a girl that I don't know personally before. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by YoungBlackRico(m): 3:57pm On Apr 25 |
pocohantas:lol |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Fiscus105(m): 4:01pm On Apr 25*. Modified: 1:03am On Apr 26 |
tuzle:The girl you know personally in church that you see as an Angel, might be chairman of OS or even their boss in marine kingdom. Well, ignorance is very difficult to defeat. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by R2bees2: 4:14pm On Apr 25*. Modified: 7:21pm On Apr 25 |
DrTee1:Well you can still create a topic for that instead derailing the thread all in a bid to sound smart/different. I know your type |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Gerrard59(m): 5:03pm On Apr 25 |
I have never believed in dating apps as platforms to find a long-term partner in a Nigerian cultural setting. I don't know how to explain, but it wouldn't just work across regions and people in Nigeria. As for Badoo and Michat, red flags. Even for hook up, I would not recommend. When Bumble started in Nigeria, some Nlders, especially males who patronised hookup girls, were happy there was a platform to find "civilian" aka non-hookup girls. I chuckled because is it not time? Time would come when Bumble would be invaded by the hook-up babes. As long as the Internet is available for all and sundry, it is hard to sieve or limit participants unless you put a high subscription fee. The new one or unsoiled one is Hinge, but again, it is only a matter of time. Lastly, nothing like love in Nigeria. Love cannot exist in the world's poverty capital. The majority of Nigerians marry so as to have children within a two-parent household, for religious/cultural/social and to an extent companionship. The majority of Nigerians DON'T marry for lOvE. |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by sylve11: 5:04pm On Apr 25 |
The10G:Osusu parol🤣🤣🤣 ![]() |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by sylve11: 5:05pm On Apr 25 |
MarketDispatch:Oh! ![]() |
| Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by Gerrard59(m): 5:09pm On Apr 25 |
pocohantas:The majority of those girls are not Lagos based. I believe actual long term Lagos based girls would charge significantly higher. But they know Lagos is where the sex for money trade happens and chances of earning very well even for 30 minutes are high. Lagosian men spent half a trillion naira on sex related activities. Any Nigerian nay West African girl who wants to make it in runs has to be in Lagos. Some go to Ghana, but West Africa's spending power is in Lagos - West Africa's most wealthiest city. Do it for three years and move back to your base. I applaud those girls for understanding basic economics, unlike the many illite*rates on Twitter who lament about hook up yet consistently patronise them. |
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