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<p>Online dating is rough, and even people who find love or companionship are bound to have some bizarre interactions along the way.</p><p>Perhaps one of the most common yet toxic online dating tropes is the person who aggressively pursues someone only to insult them and project their own insecurities. These types of interactions are the digital version of a catcaller who yells about how beautiful you are, then immediately calls you names once they realize you&#39;re not interested.</p><p>In <a href="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20">a viral Twitter thread</a>, the writer Natalia Antonova shared a disturbing exchange she had with a man who followed her from a dating app onto Instagram, and how she shut him down after he tried to insult her.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy anniversary to this great moment in incel history <a href="https://t.co/DPPWCkALjO">pic.twitter.com/DPPWCkALjO</a></p>&mdash; Natalia Antonova (@NataliaAntonova) <a href="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The exchange started out innocent enough: with him asking her why she accepted his message request.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20" height="1356" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-05-26-at-111821-am-CpZyLF.jpg" width="716" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The conversation quickly went south when he accused Antonova of being snobby and only accepting his message on Instagram because he can cook.</h2><p>When Antonova revealed she didn&#39;t remember coming across his profile on Bumble, he claimed she was bragging.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20" height="1364" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-05-26-at-112421-am-Ucgr5P.jpg" width="688" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The exchange fully escalated when Antonova told him it&#39;s not her job to affirm him, and he quickly lashed out and insulted her.</h2><p>Nonetheless, he still tried and failed to ask her out in the end.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20" height="1346" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-05-26-at-112526-am-xi6AyI.jpg" width="1606" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1394704964082077698?s=20">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The exchange hit home for a lot of people feeling tired and frustrated with the wild cards of online dating.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The number of times I have been told I was actually ugly after rejecting a guy is enormous! I’m like so we should be happy then right?</p>&mdash; Krissy (@kristinnnd) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristinnnd/status/1395071366362288130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why do some men do this? Get rejected so insult you😂 Like two seconds ago you were flirting with me, pick a personality man jheeeze. Well played tho Queen 💖</p>&mdash; Shelley Roman (@MsShelleyRoman) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsShelleyRoman/status/1394937033504788480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Never heard a conversation about soup, shallow people, and mothers since this clip <a href="https://t.co/lkXzOzWHLd">pic.twitter.com/lkXzOzWHLd</a></p>&mdash; anasandokhan (@ddokhan97) <a href="https://twitter.com/ddokhan97/status/1394902600345178121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As a man, why are men?</p>&mdash; Við erum stór #SaveSheikhJarrah (@teamcoachella) <a href="https://twitter.com/teamcoachella/status/1394738575548243970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A man was blocking me from leaving a bar once. He was getting so mad that he got one word answers. He went &quot;You&#39;re terrible at this. Dont you know you&#39;re supposed to entertain me?&quot; So I just asked &quot;can you not afford netflix&quot; then he was screaming so a bouncer got him</p>&mdash; sydney (@CaptainThiccnss) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaptainThiccnss/status/1395035537216507904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This should be an official exhibit when married people suggest online dating.</p>&mdash; Bayne Gibby (@baynegibby) <a href="https://twitter.com/baynegibby/status/1394808573293518848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Of course, there were plenty of things to say about this man&#39;s &quot;tactic.&quot;</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">seems like a chill guy whos definitely not offended</p>&mdash; Talia Lavin (@chick_in_kiev) <a href="https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev/status/1394709897342771205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Ok sorry I called you an aging single mom 30 seconds ago lemme date u pls&quot; Bro how did you think that was going to work?</p>&mdash; 🎶 Kaija 🎶 (@mother_fickle) <a href="https://twitter.com/mother_fickle/status/1394854064760922114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">what the entire fuck why are these men hell bent on self sabotage</p>&mdash; yes YES the ghostbranes are out (@branewurms) <a href="https://twitter.com/branewurms/status/1394840209456603140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Oh boy, she thinks I’m funny and is responding well, better explain to her how I stalked her to get to this point. That’ll be normal”</p>&mdash; Sk8r Bear (@StephenRKnoll) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenRKnoll/status/1395016044666818562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Wow she laughed at my joke!? Time to make sure she stops laughing for the rest of the day.”</p>&mdash; cody barlik (@codybarlik) <a href="https://twitter.com/codybarlik/status/1395025771492745218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When you’re so insecure you engineer a way to validate your resentment.</p>&mdash; AstraVaxxed (@petenator39) <a href="https://twitter.com/petenator39/status/1394714931660873731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s so great that cis straight dudes are so measured and less prone to emotional outbursts than women are so they can be in charge of everything.</p>&mdash; taylor is le tired (@TaylorrObvi) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaylorrObvi/status/1394836667534503939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Needless to say, this artful exchange didn&#39;t lead to true love, it did prove how just not okay a lot of people (particularly men in this case) are.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Woman shuts down man who insulted her on Instagram after being rejected on dating app.

Online dating is rough, and even people who find love or companionship are bound to have some bizarre interactions along the way.Perhaps one of the most common yet toxic online dating tropes is the person who aggressively pursues someone only to insult them and project their own insecurities. These types of interactions are the digital version of a catcaller who yells about how beautiful you are, then immediately calls you names once they realize you&#39;re not interested.In a viral Twitter thread, the writer Natalia Antonova shared a disturbing exchange she had with a man who followed her from a dating app onto Instagram, and how she shut him down after he tried to insult her.Happy anniversary to this great moment in incel history pic.twitter.com/DPPWCkALjO&mdash; Natalia Antonova (@NataliaAntonova) May 18, 2021 The exchange started out innocent enough: with him asking her why she accepted his message request.  TwitterThe conversation quickly went south when he accused Antonova of being snobby and only accepting his message on Instagram because he can cook.When Antonova revealed she didn&#39;t remember coming across his profile on Bumble, he claimed she was bragging.  TwitterThe exchange fully escalated when Antonova told him it&#39;s not her job to affirm him, and he quickly lashed out and insulted her.Nonetheless, he still tried and failed to ask her out in the end.  TwitterThe exchange hit home for a lot of people feeling tired and frustrated with the wild cards of online dating.The number of times I have been told I was actually ugly after rejecting a guy is enormous! I’m like so we should be happy then right?&mdash; Krissy (@kristinnnd) May 19, 2021 Why do some men do this? Get rejected so insult you😂 Like two seconds ago you were flirting with me, pick a personality man jheeeze. Well played tho Queen 💖&mdash; Shelley Roman (@MsShelleyRoman) May 19, 2021 Never heard a conversation about soup, shallow people, and mothers since this clip pic.twitter.com/lkXzOzWHLd&mdash; anasandokhan (@ddokhan97) May 19, 2021 As a man, why are men?&mdash; Við erum stór #SaveSheikhJarrah (@teamcoachella) May 18, 2021 A man was blocking me from leaving a bar once. He was getting so mad that he got one word answers. He went &quot;You&#39;re terrible at this. Dont you know you&#39;re supposed to entertain me?&quot; So I just asked &quot;can you not afford netflix&quot; then he was screaming so a bouncer got him&mdash; sydney (@CaptainThiccnss) May 19, 2021 This should be an official exhibit when married people suggest online dating.&mdash; Bayne Gibby (@baynegibby) May 19, 2021 Of course, there were plenty of things to say about this man&#39;s &quot;tactic.&quot;seems like a chill guy whos definitely not offended&mdash; Talia Lavin (@chick_in_kiev) May 18, 2021 &quot;Ok sorry I called you an aging single mom 30 seconds ago lemme date u pls&quot; Bro how did you think that was going to work?&mdash; 🎶 Kaija 🎶 (@mother_fickle) May 19, 2021 what the entire fuck why are these men hell bent on self sabotage&mdash; yes YES the ghostbranes are out (@branewurms) May 19, 2021 “Oh boy, she thinks I’m funny and is responding well, better explain to her how I stalked her to get to this point. That’ll be normal”&mdash; Sk8r Bear (@StephenRKnoll) May 19, 2021 “Wow she laughed at my joke!? Time to make sure she stops laughing for the rest of the day.”&mdash; cody barlik (@codybarlik) May 19, 2021 When you’re so insecure you engineer a way to validate your resentment.&mdash; AstraVaxxed (@petenator39) May 18, 2021 It&#39;s so great that cis straight dudes are so measured and less prone to emotional outbursts than women are so they can be in charge of everything.&mdash; taylor is le tired (@TaylorrObvi) May 19, 2021 Needless to say, this artful exchange didn&#39;t lead to true love, it did prove how just not okay a lot of people (particularly men in this case) are.