Published on: Sept 30, 2025 10:49 am IST

A Bengaluru girl shared on Reddit that her Bumble date vanished mid-meal, leaving her to pay the invoice in what she known as a faux courting rip-off.

A Bengaluru girl has taken to Reddit to share her unsettling courting expertise after being left to foot the invoice when her Bumble match deserted her halfway via their outing. Posting on the r/Bengaluru discussion board, she revealed how the person, who launched himself as Shaamal S. S., disappeared on the essential second of cost.

A Bengaluru girl posted on-line that her Bumble date disappeared halfway.(Representational picture/Unsplash)

She wrote, “I matched with a man known as Shaamal S. S. on Bumble. He claimed to be from Fiji and in India to do a Management course and the man appeared real. The chat was good and we determined to satisfy at ‘SkyDeck by Sherlock’s’ at MG Road. The date went good however when it got here to paying, he disappeared within the identify of happening to purchase cigarettes. Eventually, I needed to pay for every part we had ordered. What is fishy is that every one the waiters of this restaurant knew him every time he known as anybody. The restaurant workers additionally stared at me fairly a number of instances.”

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The girl additionally hooked up a screenshot of her WhatsApp change with him. She captioned the publish “Brewery faux courting profile rip-off,” hinting that she believed it was half of a bigger sample.

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Online reactions

The story rapidly drew responses from fellow Reddit customers, a lot of whom expressed sympathy and concern. One consumer commented, “Sorry to listen to about it, additionally don’t rapidly leap into assembly with out correctly understanding somebody on-line.” Another added, “So sorry for what you needed to undergo. Please watch out.”

Some tried to supply sensible recommendation. A reader wrote, “Could occur to anybody. Just seek the advice of a lawyer on this, if there’s something legally you are able to do. Otherwise, simply transfer on.” Another mentioned, “I can perceive why it’s bothering you, as a result of somebody scammed you and now you’re feeling like a idiot. But the extra you’ll give it some thought, the extra stress you’ll trigger to your self. Instead snort it off and assume that now you have got a great story to inform.”

Others reacted with frustration. One consumer remarked, “More causes to not get any dates in Bengaluru,” whereas one other dismissed it as “Oh effectively one other rip-off, one other regular day in Bengaluru.”

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