Telling Tinder Tales is back with another hilarious, heartfelt, and occasionally horrifying look at modern dating! In this episode, hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome three international guests—James from Australia, Elena from Italy, and Joseph from Nigeria—to share their most memorable and jaw dropping dating stories.

From a summer romance in Sheffield that began with a Facebook mishap to a bizarre one-night stand involving tea, pizza, and role play, to a long-distance connection gone very sideways thanks to unexpected Snapchat sexting —this episode dives deep into the wild world of online dating.

🗣️ Topics include:

• Long-distance love stories
• Hilariously awkward Tinder dates
• Role play gone wrong
• Dating across cultures
• Faith and relationships
• The blurred line between connection and fetishisation

Whether you’re a serial swiper, a dating app dropout, or just here for the drama, this episode delivers laughs, cringe, and maybe a little hope for love in the digital age.

📌 Perfect for fans of dating podcasts, funny real-life stories, and conversations about relationships, Tinder fails, and dating culture.

👉 Subscribe, rate, and share if you’ve ever had a dating experience you thought only happened in movies (or nightmares).

In this laugh-out-loud and unexpectedly heartfelt episode of Telling Tinder Tales, your hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome three brilliant guests with three wildly different dating stories—from cringe-worthy encounters to serendipitous romance.

🎙️ First up is Bondy, a musician, who shares a cautionary tale about dating while still living with an ex and how a well-meaning profile update in Paris accidentally tanked a budding connection.

📚 Then, author Lauren joins us from California to recount how a viral Reddit post about emotional oversharing led to not only a book deal but also meeting her future husband—yes, from a DM on Reddit! It’s a real-life rom-com for the digital age.

🎭 Finally, Ben—actor, writer, and brave soul—recounts a jaw-dropping experience on a lesser-known kink dating app involving a café, a notepad, and a urological themed interrogation. You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, and you’ll never look at a café date the same way again.

Whether you’re dating, swiping, or just love juicy stories about modern romance, this episode is packed with honesty, humour, and a touch of horror. Tune in for cringe, chemistry, and a few cross-shaped surprises.

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Guests:

Bondy https://bondykaye.com/music/

Lauren https://www.waterstones.com/book/looking-for-something-serious/lauren-josephine/9798989116614

Ben @benmansbridgeactor / @littlenugget.pictures/

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In this hilarious and heartwarming episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by three unforgettable guests from around the world sharing their most outrageous and unexpected dating stories.

🎤 First up, viral comedy singer and filmmaker Harper the Fox dials in from Idaho to reveal how a toe-shoe-wearing date nearly cost her a job — but somehow led to marriage, kids, and a lifetime of creative collaboration.

✂️ Then we hear from Phil, a London-based hairdresser whose flirty plan to skip the queue at a nightclub spirals into a surreal, terrifying evening with a man obsessed with an Australian serial killer (yes, really).

💃 Finally, UK podcast producer and dancer Alicia tells a real-life rom-com tale of a three-time almost-missed connection that ends with love, fate, and a Tinder match that actually worked — set against the glamorous backdrop of Weatherspoons and student nights out.

This episode is packed with laughs, near-misses, toe-curling awkwardness, and a surprising dose of romance. Whether you’ve swiped left, right, or deleted your dating apps entirely, these stories will leave you entertained, horrified, and maybe even a little hopeful.

Harper the Fox @harperthefoxofficial and CopsVsWhores.com

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Get in touch if you have a tale: tellingtindertales@gmail