Here's what happens when you tell Tinder matches your dad just died
 

Here's what happens when you tell Tinder matches your dad just died
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Mourning the loss of a parent can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life—a time when swiping on Tinder is literally the last thing on your mind.

And yet, after comedian Jenn Welch's father passed away three weeks ago, that's exactly where she found comfort—in the swiping and messaging dynamics of Tinder. Even more, the experience proved amusing, enlightening, and heartwarming for her.*

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Welch found herself thinking about Tinder in the days following her dad's death, as she really wished wasn't going through this difficult time on her own

"Obviously I can’t date right **w. That’s **t fair to do to anybody—to hope that a**ther person will swoop in and make me feel better while I grieve the loss of my father," says Welch. And that got her to thinking about the logistics of actually finding a date while grieving

"Like, how would I even go about getting a date right **w? I’d just go on Tinder and tell dudes my dad just died?" pondered Welch.

"I guess I have a dark sense of humor—I definitely got that from my dad—and as soon as the idea of going on Tinder and straight-up telling dudes that my dad just died popped into my head I couldn’t let it go," Welch continued Read more...

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