Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs A woman from New York City has shared an example of just how difficult modern dating can be after her date “unmatched” her on Hinge just 10 minutes before they were due to meet.In a TikTok video with over 1.8 million views, Maddy Hickman shared the moment she realized that her prospective date wasn’t going to show up. “What do I do?” she asked the camera in the video.Hickman and the man had matched on Hinge two weeks prior and exchanged just enough messages to set up a date. “We matched on Hinge probably two weeks ago,” she told Newsweek. “In a few messages, he asked if I would be down to grab a drink, and he set a time and place. That was probably Friday.”The man even confirmed the date earlier in the week, leading Hickman to believe everything was on track. However, on the evening of the planned outing, things took an unexpected turn. “I had messaged him around 5:30 to make sure I was headed to the right place,” she said. “When I went above ground to check our messages, all of our messages were gone. I used context clues and Google to figure out that he probably unmatched me, rather than sending a message to cancel our date.”
Pictures from the viral video where the woman shared that her date had unmatched her just 10 minutes before they were due to meet. The man had even confirmed the date earlier in the week.
Pictures from the viral video where the woman shared that her date had unmatched her just 10 minutes before they were due to meet. The man had even confirmed the date earlier in the week.
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Left in disbelief, Hickman decided not to venture to the agreed-upon location, especially given the frigid 30-degree weather.”I was not about to go to a bar where I was sure my date would not be present, so I just went home,” she said. “My reaction was shock. I couldn’t believe someone would do that instead of just sending a message to cancel the date.”When she shared the story on TikTok, Hickman thought it would just be something her friends would see, but instead the video gained millions of views and people rushed to the comments to share reactions and their own experiences.One commenter wrote: “This needs to be studied. Why do guys unmatch or ghost before a date?!” Another speculated on the man’s motives and said: “Maybe he was anxious you weren’t going to show… If not, dodged that bullet for sure.”Others revealed their own similar encounters. “A guy unmatched me before a Hinge date,” one woman said in the comments. “He apologized over a year later saying he got overwhelmed and wasn’t in the mindset.”Hickman said that she has taken the experience in her stride, and hopes to connect with other women as a result. “I’m hoping to connect with the girls who commented that are based in NYC!” she said.
