My Bumble match “wants a mature woman.” I’m offended and his ‘bush’ comment is worse

A WOMAN who dipped her toes into the murky waters of online dating was left bewildered after being described as a ‘mature woman’.

Still, decades removed from anything approaching geriatric status, she felt offended.

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Speechless too, as she struggled to find the words when she read a strange conversation on Bumble.

Trish (@thelifeoftriciamay), who was 31, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The comment was even stranger because her potential suitor was only three years younger.

By anyone’s imagination, three decades plus one can hardly be described as old.

“I matched with this guy on Bumble. This man is 28. I am 31,” she said in her post.

Pinned to the screen was his surprising comment.

“I’m sure I’m into older, more mature women,” he said.

Trish sputtered at her after“Excuse me.”

“I’m only 31. You’re acting like that’s old-fashioned,” she said.

But the charm offensive was not over yet.

“I wouldn’t mind if someone rocked a bush for me,” he added.

His ‘bush’ comment would almost never win this lady’s heart.

“How on earth is it possible to rock in a bush fits into the conversation,” she asked, feeling bewildered on this stage.

Trish is a writer and on her TikTok she says she is “a practitioner of radical self-acceptance.”

This is just as true after this online encounter. But she managed to see the lighter side of things, and commentators were quick to show her she wasn’t alone.

“As soon as women reach their thirties, we embrace geriatric status and naturally go into the bushes exclusively,” one person joked.

“I think they think they’re complimenting you,” someone else suggested.

“Oh man, people are so stupid. As far as I’m concerned, that tells you everything you need to know,” was one viewer’s tired response.

“The dumbest conversations I’ve ever had in my life were on online dating sites. It’s exhausting,” was another’s desperate response.

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