The world of online dating can be ruthless, and when there's little to no face-to-face contact, it can be all too easy to just stop all communication with someone when you realise you don't have a connection with them.
This practice, known as ghosting, is exactly what one woman on Reddit did after she had one date with a man who then wouldn't stop messaging her to ask her what he'd done wrong.
But after ignoring his countless texts, the woman returned to the dating app where she met the man and discovered she'd been "permanently banned" - and believes her date reported her account and got it removed.
What's more, the woman - who did not name either dating app throughout her post - also found herself banned from another dating app that she hadn't used in months, and has been unable to successfully appeal either of her removals.
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In her post, she wrote: "I met a guy from a dating app a few weeks ago. We went on one date. Dinner was fine but my gut told me something was off so I 'ghosted' him.
"Now, I know that's a super s****y thing to do in general, but this guy kept messaging me. And messaging me. And messaging me. So I didn't feel bad for ghosting him and then blocking him on social media. It just confirmed my gut instinct.
"I had also sent him a few pictures before we met up (nothing full nude, but scandalous nonetheless) and his final message was an attachment of all my pics with 'thanks for the nudes I guess!', which felt more like a threatening 'I have your pictures. I can do with them what I want now'.
"Not cool, but this is exactly why I never send anything with my face or anything full nude.
"I went to log into two of my dating apps this weekend (I have three in total, one of which I haven't used in forever) and both open with a 'you have been removed and permanently banned from this app' message. One of the apps I hadn't even matched with anyone since my last boyfriend 5 months ago.
"What the f**k? Because I went on one dinner date and didn't play nice afterwards, you got me banned? One of the apps has no appeal option. The other does but I was still met with 'Sorry. Our decision is final'."
The woman went on to say she is "sick" of people on dating apps who think she "owes them something", and has vowed to find a new hobby that will help her meet her special someone.
She added: "I'm so sick of these 'nice guys' who think you owe them something after one date and then get hurt when it doesn't work out. And honestly, this is exactly why I end up ghosting some people.
"Even if I'm firm, just that tiny bit of communication means I still get hounded about 'why? What did I do wrong? Please give me another chance'. I guess I need a new hobby where I can meet guys, since my options are limited now on apps."
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