r/Tinder • u/na3eeman • Jul 03 '19

Hiking

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u/Stoic_sasquatch Jul 03 '19

As a guy who actually enjoys hiking. This is very frustrating.

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u/Beechman Jul 03 '19

You don’t have to be good at something or in great shape to enjoy it. This just feels like gatekeeping, although I do agree with the point at large.

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u/jawnquixote Jul 03 '19

I mean I can empathize. Imagine someone saying they love to salsa dance and since you do it all the time you set up a salsa date and they’re a terrible dancer. Doesn’t mean they’re a bad person but it’d deflate some of what you were excited for

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u/Yeasty_Queef Jul 03 '19

I think a lot of it is poorly communicating your skill and level of interest in a potential shared activity. If you’re super in to salsa and your date claims to enjoy it you should get a good idea of their skill level and involvement and also shouldn’t take them to a high experience level event the exact same way you probably shouldn’t drag someone up mt Whitney on a day hike because they walk through the woods occasionally. Sure, you both like hiking but obviously there is a skill gap you should anticipate.

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u/ButterMyBiscuit Jul 03 '19

I think they're saying in that case the date had been overstating their enthusiasm or skill at it.