Imagine a scenario where you happen to come across the person you had been looking for and the romantic expedition towards a date is abruptly cut short? This is exactly what happened to millions of online suitors, as Tinder (a popular dating app) deleted their matches, thanks to a technical error.
The catastrophe straight out of a lonely heart’s nightmare occurred on Tuesday, when the app admitted to having a technical error blocking several users from logging in. Although this issue was solved, the trouble begin when people found that their matches had been deleted.
We’re experiencing some issues at the moment. Some users might not be able to log in. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— Tinder (@Tinder) March 14, 2016
While the unexpected glitch on one of the most widely used dating apps gave heartburn to many, Tinder assured its users that the matches are still there and will reappear shortly.
If it looks like your matches have disappeared, don’t worry! They’re still there. We’re working on it. Your matches will reappear shortly 💚
— Tinder (@Tinder) March 14, 2016
As Tinder tried to comfort users, a lot of them were not taking it lightly and expressed their outrage on social media.
@Tinder pic.twitter.com/yssNy36PwR
— Tsuki ⚪ (@TsukiOfficial) March 14, 2016
@tinder is having technical issues and I’m like pic.twitter.com/BVK4bfJQcl
— Faith D’Amato (@FaithMDAmato) March 14, 2016
@Tinder you deleted all 600+ people I matched with now I have to start the game all over again 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tWNzGuyGlo
— campbell (@j3ssica_) March 14, 2016
But after all the chaos, Tinder solved the issue and asked users to log in again and retrieve apps, although many complained that their matches were not back.
We’re back! If it looks like your matches are gone, don’t worry! Just log out & log back in – they’re still there pic.twitter.com/dfWNlygIHS
— Tinder (@Tinder) March 14, 2016
@Tinder mine aren’t back yet and no one has shown up in my stack besides bots
— Beef Wellington (@as395678) March 15, 2016
