If there’s one rule to follow on social media, it’s this: don’t anger your fans.
A woman by the name of Madeline (TikTok handle @madellinnee) broke this recently.
She shares her dating tips online to help single women be more empowered.
But there was one tip involving kids and single moms that were giving people serious red flags — especially the moms.
The progressive world of dating even gets halted in its tracks when some so-called “experts” tout their advice like its fact. Like when TikToker Kornelija Slunjski proclaimed that coffee and walks aren’t acceptable first-date options.
"First of all, I'm not a dog that needs to be walked," the TikToker explained in her viral video, which was aptly captioned “no to zero effort men.”
She’s also firmly against meeting a date for drinks, as she said that she doesn’t want her date to get her drunk and try to take her home.
This gives her a chance to "study" the man by seeing his table manners, what he orders, and how he holds chopsticks.
The problem is that her advice fails to account for those who like walks and coffee dates.
“Ummmmmm I like walk/hikes thank you very much people like you are what are making this world more materialistic,” one wrote. "Ends up on a yacht with a crusty old man in Florida," one user wrote. "That's so rude and disrespectful," a third added.
Madeline has been sharing her dating rules online. For example, rule #23 was "make him think you're obsessed with him so when you're detaching he misses it and becomes crazy obsessed with you."
She advised women to act "completely uninterested over text," but then like "wife material in person" as a way to keep men on their toes. Some might refer to these tactics as "playing games."
“Remember ladies,” she wrote on a video of her at a cafe. “It’s okay to get heartbroken. Some girls are left with kids.” This struck a nerve with mothers, especially the single ones.
"You didn't have to attack me like that,” added another. They didn’t like that she was making a mockery out of being a single mom after a man walks out.
“Take the heartbreak rather than be tied to the heartbreaker forever. This is you warning ladies!” Another proclaimed, jabbing back at Madeline’s advice.
“Girls, I don’t mean to hurt anyone. Just wanted to increase awareness for the younger girls to take maximum care with boys" she wrote.
Yikes. Maybe rule #39 should be: don't offend hardworking mothers?
