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10 dudes that are ‘Down Bad’

Words: Staff Writer

In the midst of increasingly digital dating Dudes Who Are Down Bad has highlighted the guys shooting their shot… and missing.

Seeing as it’s the month of ~ love ~ and dating has been reduced to DMs, we’re looking towards one of the pages that has kept us laughing during the dumpster fire of last year.

Posting screenshots of failed attempts at sliding into DMs, Dudes That Are Down Bad curates a feed of pretty savage responses from (mostly) women rejecting potential suitors.

In the spirit of Valentines Day, we’ve shared 10 of the most wince-inducing slam dunks from the page below.

For the full effect please swipe across on the posts and drop and F in the chat to pay respects.

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Ouch. Lucy even replayed the snap to show her friends then blocked them.

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So this corona stuff is getting pretty wild.

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That’s right, laughing emojis will take away the pain.

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Right?!

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(:

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Alexa: Now playing, ‘The Sound of Silence’ by Simon & Garfunkel.

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Message received. Initiating ejection sequence in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1

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Pop a choccy milk.

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Pain Impala.

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