The other day I got unmatched by a girl on a dating app because she wanted my WhatsApp and not a phone number. We literally had already agreed to go on a first date and then she’s like “I don’t use my phone much so you need to use WhatsApp” and I’m like “I don’t have WhatsApp, here’s my cell number: XXX-XXX-XXXX” and then she disappeared from my matches on Hinge lol
A few possible guesses.
- She has no sim card and exclusively uses whatsapp for calling.
- She doesn’t want you to know her number unless she gets to know you.
- She’s lying or scamming.
I’m leaning towards number 2 if you’re outside the US, because I imagine I’d rather set up a new profile than change my phone number. If you’re inside the US, I’d bet it’s number 3. Whatsapp doesn’t seem to be as popular in the US.
You get the phone number through WA though
This is a feature of android, not a bug. If someone is that shallow and can’t consider the possible motivations of using a GASP different phone, they would be a really bad partner.
Exactly, if someone bases their dating on such a stupid reason, imagine what other stupid things they base their life around. Thanks, I’ll pass.
the best move is to show your android phone in your profile pics so you don’t get trapped with someone so shallow
If a woman is that shallow and materialistic then the guy is dodging a bullet. Anyhow, it’s a weird thing to say since “android phone” could mean literally anything from a basic $100 smartphone all the way up to a $50,000 Vertu diamond and white alligator skin. i.e. it could mean the guy is sensible with his money or even more shallow and materialistic than the girl could ever dream to be.
Could mean that he enjoys a near complete lack of privacy, likes to use a samsung web browser, has his life assfucked by Google, likes shovelware, or wants a phone that only gets updates for 3 years. I’d be suspicious too.
Yeah… Or it could be the complete opposite of all that.
Android / AOSP comes in many flavours from Swiss cheese give your life away security to locked down more than any apple device could be. IOS only comes in 1 flavour.
Which flavor do you think your average muppet is using?
curve this waves fairphone
only because pinephones are barely usable and librems insanely priced! Or you can damn well believe I’d have a native linux phone.
I don’t think they will tell the difference
yeah, to those people linux kernel is linux kernel
Guess that’s like those dating profiles that people post online once in a while where the woman demands a height, weight, and income before they even consider talking to a man. At least that’s up front and honest, even if it’s shallow.
I really don’t understand the social cache of an iPhone. It’s overpriced tech. I’d rather someone say right off the bat that they won’t talk to somebody who doesn’t have an iPhone. No need to deal with someone so superficial and interested in wasting money on shit specifically because they want it for showing off how much money they spent.
based
Nobody actually does this.
I hope you are right. There are shallow people out there.
Nobody worth your time actually does this.
I am so tired of hearing this bs. Android cost just as much, if not more than apple (iPhone 15 cost $800, Google pixel 8 cost $700 and yes that’s an Android phone), we have just as good a camera as iPhone, our designs are ever evolving meanwhile iPhone is stuck in the past by at least 4 years, if not more, and the only reason videos look like shit over text is because of the weird formatting the company put in. Please, for the love of all that is holy, explain to us what is so appealing about iphone?
Yeah, I dont buy an android phone because its cheaper, but because it has the features that I want.
(And I dont get locked into some stupid ecosystem)
This is america.
I personally would pull up with the 12.9" iPad Pro to assert dominance.
Call someone with it
Holy shit I’ve got some boomer energy, here:
The reason to not take out your phone isn’t because someone might hate on your phone.
You don’t take out your phone on a date so that you can be giving that person your full attention.
I’ve got some zoomer info for you: We use our phone to check the time
