Her boyfriend activated a premium Grindr subscription before breaking up with her. His excuse made it worse
Just hours after their breakup, her partner had upgraded his Grindr membership
Downing gallons of bowel-prep liquid before major surgery is already a special kind of hell, but for a 30-year-old woman (u/thevinesofmoria), the laxatives weren't even the messiest part of her weekend. Less than 24 hours before heading for an ovary removal and a bladder prolapse repair, her boyfriend of a year and a half abruptly dumped her. While moving out, she tried to remove his Gmail account from her browser and accidentally found a confirmation email for his premium Grindr subscription. When she confronted him, his excuse only made things more awkward, as she shared on October 16, 2026. The Reddit post has received over 3,000 upvotes.
BREAKING: A Brand New Excuse to Download Grindr, Brought to You by My Ex-Boyfriend.
by u/thevinesofmoria in TwoHotTakes
The sudden breakup
After a year and a half of being together, the relationship unraveled out of nowhere one morning. Instead of spending the weekend resting and preparing for her upcoming procedure, the woman found herself single, packing up her belongings, and dealing with an emergency move. The timing could not have been worse. But things took a steep turn yet again when she noticed something while trying to log out of his Gmail from her browser. Just hours after their breakup, her partner had upgraded his Grindr membership.
The lame excuse
The revelation felt especially disorienting because he had kept her as his primary Facebook display picture and had insisted on getting back together. When she contacted him to delete his account from her laptop and wipe any private photographs, the conversation spiraled into defensive backpedaling. He initially brushed off the subscription as an accident. "I just wanted to see if I had selfies on there to change my profile pic," he explained.
Unmoved by the cover story, she fired back that nobody signs up for a paid tier to retrieve an old photo. Backed into the corner, his tone shifted from placating to outright hostility. The man admitted his real motivation. "I got a premium trial because there was someone cute just out of my range, and I wanted to see their profile," he confessed. For the woman, it was a big blow as she continued to deal with medical prep alongside this heartbreak.
Love at first swipe
Dating apps such as Grindr are quite famous within the LGBTQ+ community. After all, 51% of Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans report using them, according to a Pew Research study. This is much higher in comparison to straight adults, of whom only 28% confirm using dating apps or websites. Of these people, a striking 61% also reported a positive experience. Meanwhile, another Pew Research survey shows that men (41%) who have dated online are more likely to pay for premium features compared to women (29%) on dating sites.
The joke is on him
Meanwhile, people couldn't help but see the humor in this entire story. u/thesupernality100 commented, "Dude downloaded Grindr, bought a premium subscription, didn't get matched to anyone, then came crawling back to you the next day. Sometimes the trash takes itself out." At the same time, u/rainhatt pointed out, "Grindr Premium is expensive as hell for 'one guy out of his range.' What a loser, and a bad liar too.
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