If you’re ever hoping to find convenience and chemistry right outside your front door, TikToker Maddie (@maddswatts) is the very example of why you should probably look a little farther away for love.
She matched with a guy on a dating app who lived in the same apartment complex as her, which was already a risky move. She had seen him around before in the study rooms at the complex.
She thought he was cute, so they started chatting. She was getting ready to go out with her friends one Friday night when he asked to come over to her place and hang out.
She had to leave in five minutes, so there wasn’t much time to hang out, but she figured it was a good, low-stakes idea to meet him in person briefly.
So, they got to know each other for a few minutes and kissed goodbye. It was all harmless enough.
She didn’t have his phone number, so the dating app was the only place she could reach him. Then, she ended up deleting the app. A couple of weeks later, she redownloaded the app, and they matched again.
He asked why she had unmatched with him, and she told him that she had deleted her account. He wanted to hang out again and came over to her place. This time, things took a turn for the worse.
“One thing led to another, and it was awful,” Maddie said. “Without going into too much detail, it was not a good time. So, when he left my apartment, I would be fine never speaking to that man again.”
“I didn’t text him; he didn’t text me. We live in the same apartment complex. It’s likely we’re going to run into each other.”
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She inevitably ran into him at the elevator. Afterward, she texted him to acknowledge the awkward encounter. He pretended that he didn’t know who she was and suggested that she delete his number.
About a month later, he randomly texted her, but she did not respond. That should’ve been the end, but he insinuated that he wanted to hook up.
When she rejected him, he demanded that she stop reaching out whenever they ran into each other around the complex, despite the fact that she hadn’t been contacting him at all.
For him to reach out asking to hook up and then tell her never to talk to him again after she rejected him was the most childish display of behavior she had ever witnessed from a grown man.
Overall, the entire experience was a reminder that dating someone who lives just a few doors down can blur boundaries fast. What started as a convenient match turned into ongoing discomfort. You can love your neighbor, but maybe just don’t date them!
By Emily Chan
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