Bumble Date in Milan, Italy: Come Here for a Laugh

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The first time I “stepped into the world of dating” was soon after my PhD graduation in Los Angeles. It was short-lived, but my first time using a dating app—Bumble.

Bumble seemed to have a decent reputation, since women get to make the “first move”. Tinder terrified me due to the reputation it had, so I made the wise choice and stayed away.

But Bumble in LA didn’t go anywhere, because I began to have doubts, and decided I wasn’t ready. I was also still trying to make Italy work out, and knew that if that was in my future, starting something in LA wouldn’t make sense.

So, once “Lockdown One” was out of the way and I was settled in Milan, I braced myself for a new adventure…

Luckily, I didn’t have to spend too long or waste too much time, but I caught a few screenshots that were too hilarious not to share.

Sometimes dating isn’t scary or frustrating, it’s low-key this-got-me-rolling-on-the-floor-LAUGHING.

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After things initially opened up post-Lockdown One, it was no surprise that Bumble was flooded with people.

Is that the reason why literally every other guy in the line-up was named Stefano? 🤔

Now I feel like doing a historical deep dive to analyze why women who had children in the late 80s/early 90s were so fond of the name Stefano 😂

And if not Stefano, then Luca…

Curt Luca was a gem:

After he said “no”, our conversation died 🔥.

While Stefano and Luca are quite common in Italy, not so sure about these ones…

Girls aren’t the only ones plugging their socials on here…guys do it too, on top of adding some emoji flare to their bios and showing off their “command of English” 😅

There are also ambitious guys with no sense of creativity:

I will admit, I got tired of the constant travel pics and half-naked gym bro poses, but at the same time, this guy’s “unique” pic caught me off guard 🪒 …

Speaking of “out of the box”, this dude hit it out of the park—like what?!

I saw this dude and was like NOPE. This is straight up animal abuse and exploitation of endangered animals. STEER CLEAR.

And for the *GRAND* finale, we’ve got ourselves a classic creep!

Obviously I had no interest in his creepy request, and reported him immediately. Actually, this goes back to my point of intention that I made in my post about making friends—don’t lose track of what your goals are, and don’t lead someone on. In this case, if this guy wanted to “just do some sexting” all along, why did he waste my time pretending to care about how I spent my weekend? Etiquette guys, etiquette.

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My heart goes out to anyone who has felt frustrated and hopeless by the world of dating. It really is a mixed bag out there, but having the right attitude goes a long way…sometimes, it may even make your search last shorter than expected 😉. And don’t forget to step back and have a good laugh—a good laugh at us crazy humans doing crazy things trying to impress one another in the name of love 😂.