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Woman exposes Hinge date’s bizarre voice message after being stood up

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A young Australian woman named Harmony shared a voice message from a Hinge date who stood her up after flying in for their meeting. The man's rapid and flustered excuse about oversleeping due to a jiu-jitsu appointment left social media users amused, with the video garnering over 850,000 views on TikTok. Users commented on the man’s audacity and joked about his bizarre logic, while Harmony expressed relief at not having to go through with the date.
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A young Australian woman named Harmony shared a hilarious voice message on TikTok from a man who stood her up for a coffee date arranged through the dating app Hinge. After arriving back in Australia following a four-hour flight and receiving no response to her initial text asking if he was still keen to meet at 8:30 AM, she sent a sarcastic follow-up message at 10:58 AM. The man responded with an anxious voice note filled with rapid excuses, leaving Harmony and her friend laughing while listening in a car. Her TikTok video went viral, sparking laughter among social media users.

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Australia Australian Hinge Jiu-Jitsu TikTok

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Harmony PERSON · 7× Hinge ORG · 2× TikTok ORG · 2× Australia GPE · 1× Australian NORP · 1× Jiu-Jitsu ORG · 1×

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She texted the guy, “Still keen on Gather and Grounds at 8:30?” at 7:38am, and then, after receiving no response, she texted him at 10:58am sarcastically saying, “Coffee was great this morning if you were wondering!” The bizarre voice note When the man finally responded via voice message, he delivered a rapidly paced, almost breathless explanation.
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Woman exposes Hinge date’s bizarre voice message after being stood up By News.au, News.com.au Published Oct. 6, 2026, 1:04 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. asserted
Woman → expose → results
A young Australian woman has shared the hilariously bizarre voice message she received from a Hinge date who stood her up, leaving social media users in fits of laughter. asserted
who → share → laughter
After stepping off a four-hour flight, Harmony landed to find a voice note from a man who failed to show up for their scheduled morning coffee date prior to her flight. asserted
who → step → flight
In a clip posted to TikTok, Harmony and her friend can be seen listening to the audio while sitting in a car, unable to contain their laughter at the man’s wild string of excuses. asserted
Harmony → post → excuses
The text messages Harmony shared a screenshot of the text exchange leading up to the missed date to her followers. asserted
Harmony → share → followers
She texted the guy, “Still keen on Gather and Grounds at 8:30?” at 7:38am, and then, after receiving no response, she texted him at 10:58am sarcastically saying, “Coffee was great this morning if you were wondering!” The bizarre voice note When the man finally responded via voice message, he delivered a rapidly paced, almost breathless explanation. asserted
he → texte → explanation
“F***, I’m so sorry,” he started saying. asserted
he → ’m → ?
“I slept all the way in. asserted
I → sleep → ?
Didn’t even check my phone because I had a 10 o’clock appointment with Jiu-Jitsu … asserted
I → check → Jitsu
I said I was going to be there to help a competitor train, so I was there doing that from 10:00 till 11:30. asserted
I → say → 11:30
“But I slept in till about 9:30 to do it, so very rushed and silly morning for myself.” asserted
I → sleep → myself
He then bizarrely added, “I’m jealous because I wanted to go to Gather & Grounds before you flew out … asserted
you → add → Gather
I’m jealous that you went there without me”. asserted
you → ’m → me
‘I’ve dodged a bullet’ asserted
I → dodge → bullet
Harmony and her friend broke down laughing over the bizarre line. “I’m jealous that you went to our date and I didn’t turn up!” her friend joked, mimicking the man’s logic. asserted
friend → break → logic
“I’ve dodged the biggest bullet,” Harmony added. asserted
Harmony → dodge → bullet
How social media reacted After Harmony called the man “weird”, TikTok followers chimed in with their thoughts on the nearly 850,000-viewed video. asserted
followers → react → video
One woman said she got the “ick” by listening to his voice message, and called him talking while eating “diabolical”. asserted
she → say → him
“The way he’s acting like he didn’t stand you up,” one person commented with laughing emojis. asserted
person → act → emojis
“Boys are really out here thinking they’re the prize, and it’s embarrassing,” a second echoed. asserted
second → think → ?
“‘Appointment with jiu-jitsu’ is what I’m using from now on,” a third expressed. asserted
third → use → what
“These men are not real,” another user claimed. asserted
user → claim → ?
“I can’t thank you enough for this … asserted
I → thank → this
I had literally been considering dating again. asserted
I → consider → ?
Rip,” another person commented asserted
person → rip → ?
Do not give him a second chance,” another follower exclaimed. asserted
follower → give → chance
Whether Harmony decides to see the mysterious man again remains unknown, but she provided Australia with some great late-night entertainment on TikTok feeds. asserted
she → decide → feeds
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