“Are you toilet paper? Cuz I’d fight for you.”
“Hey! Do you have coronavirus? Coz you’re hot”
“Do you have coronavirus? Because I can’t stop looking ah-choo.”
“Can’t spell virus without us so what’s up bbyyyyyy”
Dubious grammar and spellings aside, these rather off-putting sentences are actually pickup lines being used as conversation starters on dating apps.
Dating in today’s world is tough. The internet comes with more that its fair share of strange topics and unsolicited information, and joining a dating app can at times yield rather worrying results.
It would seem that as the coronavirus outbreak gripped the the world and people began to isolate themselves, interpersonal skills too have taken a hit.
Users on dating apps such as Tinder and Hinge have taken with gusto to coronavirus themed pickup lines. And after looking at some of them, we have to say that it doesn’t seem to be working very well.
While it is impressive how the virus and all associated words have been worked into pickup lines and innuendos, the end results remain rather tragic.
Case in point:
“I have the TP and you bring the Purell. We’re a perfect match.”
“I’d rather be quarantined with you…”
Many of the recipients of such messages took to Twitter to voice their annoyance, with some adding that they would remove themselves from the apps if they continued to receive such messages.
Actual pickup line someone tried to use on me:
“Do you have coronavirus? Because I can’t stop looking ah-choo.”
Aw, hell no dude. Just no.
— Ratana (@diamondsong) March 10, 2020
Ooh I like that one
— Jon Munitz (@MyLifeIsMunitz) March 16, 2020
“Hey are you the Coronavirus? Because you have an infectious smile that might just kill me because I’d struggle to be socially distanced from you.”
— Jon Munitz (@MyLifeIsMunitz) March 16, 2020
Are you coronavirus cause you really take my breath away
— Jimmy Jones (@JimmyJones779) March 17, 2020
Unless you wanna pick up the corona virus that is :p
— MainSamayHoon (@hokyarahahaibe) March 18, 2020
pickup lines: coronavirus edition pic.twitter.com/qilF30vZeJ
— em (@YouMeAt_Bed) March 17, 2020
Hey girl are you all the toilet paper in costco because I want to keep you ALL to myself
— New Year Evolving Rorbot (@roriekelly) March 15, 2020
Got unmatched on Hinge for opening with “Corona Virus and chill?”
— Omar Vodka Jr. (@mikedevine189) March 13, 2020
And while most of the internet expressed their pain at these pickup lines, some people had a whole different set of problems altogether.
“When no one has sent you coronavirus pickup lines yet…” wrote a Twitter user attaching several broken heart and upset emojis.
“Coronavirus is making me drop my hinge standards to the floor, wrote another, attaching an image that said the individual was looking for someone who “thoroughly washes their hands”.
When no one has sent you coronavirus pickup lines yet
— kayleigh (@kayleigh_cleary) March 16, 2020
Pickup line of the night: “I swear I don’t have coronavirus”
— kelsey (@KelseyDillen) March 15, 2020
Coronavirus is making me drop my hinge standards to the floor. pic.twitter.com/SZ3GUJsyii
— Barl (@CarlMBaltimore) March 11, 2020
I spoke too soon pic.twitter.com/DnyrDajppy
— Sky (@skylar_glover) March 14, 2020
Worldwide, the coronavirus has affected over 204,000 people and killed 8,246 people, according to a tracker maintained by the Johns Hopkins University.
