The world of online dating can be a nightmare, but folks have developed some strategies for dealing with common challenges.
Broadcasting location on your phone during the date so your friends can know where you are, employing Sherlock-ian levels of sleuthing before the date itself, and using clues at the person's home to see if they might already be in a relationship.
The latter situation is what TikToker @quesocorpio found herself in when she used the bathroom at a Hinge date's place, and realized that someone with regular access to that bathroom was using a lot of products that hetero men are unlikely to possess, especially all at the same time.
She took a video and asked TikTok: Does he already have a girlfriend? Might he be gay? She'd want to know, either way, before continuing with her date.
See for yourself:
Many people agreed with her assessment that there was another woman in the picture.
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Folks called out particular items that made them suspicious, including the Dyson Airwrap, a $600 hair styling tool.
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Others focused on smaller items.
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But what put some people over the top was the showerhead.
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People had advice about what she should do next, starting with "get out of there."
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Others said she should find a way to alert the presumptive owner of the products that she'd been there.
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There were some pretty creative solutions.
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And some found the video inspirational in unexpected ways.
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TikTok has a way of bringing people together, so who knows if this video will make its way to whoever owns all of the products.
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