Gay guys describe the times they found people they knew IRL on Grindr
Grindr isn’t always a grid of strangers—every once in a while, you’ll see a familiar face or a name you recognize!On the r/askgaybros forum, gay dudes shared the times they found someone from their offline life on Grindr and other dating apps.
Awkwardness abounds, as you might imagine, although some of these tales had a “happy ending.”We’ll let these guys’ (lightly edited and abridged) stories do the talking, but let’s just say that some of these encounters would make an HR rep scream.“My older cousin.
Disclaimer: Most of our family pretty much knew he was gay. … But one day I found him on there, leather pants and high-heeled boots.”“I met a friend from a social club through a Danish gay-dating site called boyfriend.dk.
I wrote, ‘Oh hey there! Couldn’t help noticing you. I will not tell anyone else about it. I just wanted to say hallo,’ because he was closeted.
