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Strangers Who’ve Kept Hilarious Tinder Conversation For 3 Years Go Viral, So Tinder Itself Decides To Step In
When 22-year-old Josh Avsec got a Tinder match with 21-year-old Michelle Arendas on Tinder back in 2014, he did what most people would do in such a situation. He sent her a message. And then he waited. And waited. Until finally Michelle responded…two months later! “Hey sorry my phone died!” she wrote, and after a brief exchange, the two never spoke again. Then another two months later, Josh decided to continue this Tinder conversation with his own tongue-in-cheek excuse. “Hey sorry was in the shower,” he wrote, which prompted Michelle to respond…another month later.
And so their long term relationship has continued for the last three years, and the Ohio Kent State University seniors have never once met during that time, but since Josh recently shared a screenshot of their exchanges on Twitter, the internet has been rooting for them to meet up in person. Even Tinder dating couldn’t handle the suspense, which is why they’ve just offered to send the two of them on vacation together! “It’s time you got together IRL,” the dating app tweeted “You have 24 hrs to decide the city you want to have your first date in and we’ll send you there!” The couple have since decided on Hawaii (on the condition that they don’t take two years to pack their bags!), so follow Josh and Michelle on their twitter accounts to find out how it goes!
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Meet Josh…
…and Michelle
They both matched on Tinder in 2014 but they’ve still never met
It all started with a simple ‘Hey Michelle,’ which took two months to get a reply (notice the other reply dates)
Sometimes they wouldn’t reply to each other for up to 10 months!
They’ve been messaging each other for three years now
Josh recently posted the conversation online and it went incredibly viral
Michele also thought it would be interesting to meet up but she didn’t want to break the joke
Eventually Tinder couldn’t handle the suspense so they offered to arrange their very first date!
Josh and Michelle decided on Hawaii
And Tinder delivered
Josh couldn’t be happier
And neither could the internet
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Yeseul 7 years ago
Sorry, but I just can't keep quiet....HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO NOT LIKE FRIENDS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? You are cute, but you lost me with that....seriously.. :(
Steven Patz 7 years ago
Friends was in retrospect a hugely sexist show about a bunch of privileged white kids.
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Luck Yeah 7 years ago
Plus she has a Jennifer Aniston chin! How can she not like her chin-twin on Friends?
Mae 7 years ago
I think she's too young. Nowadays if someone made a show like that it wouldn't work, with the laugh track and all. If she was 10 years older she'd get it. Or she just has poor taste
Clarence Thompkins 7 years ago
What would be the funniest thing ever is if he didn't even read her bio and that conversation came up while they were in Hawaii and that broke the 3 year Tindership haha
John Baker 7 years ago
It's pretty easy to not like 'Friends', actually. Never been a big fan of 'Seinfeld' either....
Katinka Min 7 years ago
Friends was cute at the time, but I guess if you watch it, today, it's probably a bit lame and annoying.
frederic eeckman 7 years ago
I don't like Friends :D A bunch of people in... what, their late 20's, early 30's, living like teenagers, never swearing, I understand how it can be appealling this "the world is a sweet place", but it didn't do for me ;)
Once Upon a Time a Wedding 7 years ago
Agree! You may never seen Friends (chocked) but after you see it is impossible not like it!! FRIENDS 4EVER
Jeeves 7 years ago
HOW can nothing happen between them ever again after a first date in HAWAII!??!!?! Sooooooo lucky. Wish them all the best
Caroline Espenschied 7 years ago
They are cute, I hope they match for real ! Would be so sad if they didn't find something to talk and laugh about...
Helen Davey 7 years ago
I haven't spoken to my husband on Facebook for the past 6 years can we go to new York please?
Kopejo Kris 7 years ago
And I can already see the wedding... Priest: Do you Josh take Michelle as your lovely wedded wife? Josh: *( 5 months later) I do. Priest: Do you Michelle take Josh to be your lovely wedded husband. Michelle: *(8 months later) Sorry...I was in the shower...and yes I do.
Ju'Queveland A'ight Morris 7 years ago
This was also partly made possible because they are an attractive pair.
Margo A 7 years ago
It's going to be horribly disappointing if they don't get together after all this! But at least they can be friends, right?!
DancingToMyself 7 years ago
Ha ha, I also hate those "never anding stories"
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CelSlade 7 years ago
Sorry to be the ice bucket of reality - 1) He said clearly he just came out of a relationship and is struggling with it. 2) She is wearing an engagement ring in one of the pics, so she clearly just finished (or is still IN) a long-term serious relationship. 3) If either of them were emotionally available they would have made a move sometime within those 3 years. 4) Their 'romantic connection' almost predominantly consists of them making excuses for not wanting to talk to each other. I'm not gonna lie - doesn't sound to me like they are each other's lobster...
Carl Woodland 7 years ago
that's what make that piece of the shared humor so good...the relationship was in high school...he is 22 now...following the whole "delayed reaction" style they are using to banter about with each other....hilarious!
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Reema Almeda 7 years ago
It's not over 'til it's over. My husband and I had 6 years of very occasional texts or emails and nothing else. We both had other relationships come and go. From the time we first met until we were married...10 years.
Amélie Bougie 7 years ago
Oh my god, it looks like à romantic comedy. Please make a movie with it !
Amélie Bougie 7 years ago
Oh my god, it looks like the synopsis of a romantic comedy ! Please do a movie with it !
sofia.girl 7 years ago
This post left me speechless! You two should get married! I love you guys and I want a relationship like that! Tinder is so great for sending you to Maui!
Helping Panda 7 years ago
You've got to admire their perseverance... I lost interest in this just reading halfway through it. Must be slow news day at Bored Panda.
Rebecca Fowles 7 years ago
Night diving in Kona with the Manta's 3 days in a row was my most memorable time in Kona.
deborah darsie 7 years ago
I wonder if we will see a post-Hawaii sequel over the next couple years?
Daniel Losinger 7 years ago
I notice she is holding an alcoholic drink in 50% of her photos. So apparently she is drunk half the time.
Reema Almeda 7 years ago
My husband and I did this back in the days of email and plain text. We joked we had to "keep each other on our radar". Met in 2004, didn't start dating until 2010, married in 2014. Nothing wrong with making sure it's right. :D
Jessica Kay 7 years ago
lol well thats silly because I have 5 year long tinder convos going with guys I've never met. Should have posted it online ig.
Adam Burns 7 years ago
https://seanadamsexplodes.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/a-love-letter-to-tinder/
AveValencia 7 years ago
I'd never use tinder but that is creepy they monitor the conversations like that.
Moumita Halder 7 years ago
So.. she doesn't like FRIENDS! That's c**p minded !! .. How can someone not at least"LIKE" FRIENDS!..
Helen Davey 7 years ago
I've not spoken to my husband on Facebook for six years can we go to New York?
Yeseul 7 years ago
Sorry, but I just can't keep quiet....HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO NOT LIKE FRIENDS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? You are cute, but you lost me with that....seriously.. :(
Steven Patz 7 years ago
Friends was in retrospect a hugely sexist show about a bunch of privileged white kids.
Load More Replies... Luck Yeah 7 years ago
Plus she has a Jennifer Aniston chin! How can she not like her chin-twin on Friends?
Mae 7 years ago
I think she's too young. Nowadays if someone made a show like that it wouldn't work, with the laugh track and all. If she was 10 years older she'd get it. Or she just has poor taste
Clarence Thompkins 7 years ago
What would be the funniest thing ever is if he didn't even read her bio and that conversation came up while they were in Hawaii and that broke the 3 year Tindership haha
John Baker 7 years ago
It's pretty easy to not like 'Friends', actually. Never been a big fan of 'Seinfeld' either....
Katinka Min 7 years ago
Friends was cute at the time, but I guess if you watch it, today, it's probably a bit lame and annoying.
frederic eeckman 7 years ago
I don't like Friends :D A bunch of people in... what, their late 20's, early 30's, living like teenagers, never swearing, I understand how it can be appealling this "the world is a sweet place", but it didn't do for me ;)
Once Upon a Time a Wedding 7 years ago
Agree! You may never seen Friends (chocked) but after you see it is impossible not like it!! FRIENDS 4EVER
Jeeves 7 years ago
HOW can nothing happen between them ever again after a first date in HAWAII!??!!?! Sooooooo lucky. Wish them all the best
Caroline Espenschied 7 years ago
They are cute, I hope they match for real ! Would be so sad if they didn't find something to talk and laugh about...
Helen Davey 7 years ago
I haven't spoken to my husband on Facebook for the past 6 years can we go to new York please?
Kopejo Kris 7 years ago
And I can already see the wedding... Priest: Do you Josh take Michelle as your lovely wedded wife? Josh: *( 5 months later) I do. Priest: Do you Michelle take Josh to be your lovely wedded husband. Michelle: *(8 months later) Sorry...I was in the shower...and yes I do.
Ju'Queveland A'ight Morris 7 years ago
This was also partly made possible because they are an attractive pair.
Margo A 7 years ago
It's going to be horribly disappointing if they don't get together after all this! But at least they can be friends, right?!
DancingToMyself 7 years ago
Ha ha, I also hate those "never anding stories"
Load More Replies... CelSlade 7 years ago
Sorry to be the ice bucket of reality - 1) He said clearly he just came out of a relationship and is struggling with it. 2) She is wearing an engagement ring in one of the pics, so she clearly just finished (or is still IN) a long-term serious relationship. 3) If either of them were emotionally available they would have made a move sometime within those 3 years. 4) Their 'romantic connection' almost predominantly consists of them making excuses for not wanting to talk to each other. I'm not gonna lie - doesn't sound to me like they are each other's lobster...
Carl Woodland 7 years ago
that's what make that piece of the shared humor so good...the relationship was in high school...he is 22 now...following the whole "delayed reaction" style they are using to banter about with each other....hilarious!
Load More Replies... Reema Almeda 7 years ago
It's not over 'til it's over. My husband and I had 6 years of very occasional texts or emails and nothing else. We both had other relationships come and go. From the time we first met until we were married...10 years.
Amélie Bougie 7 years ago
Oh my god, it looks like à romantic comedy. Please make a movie with it !
Amélie Bougie 7 years ago
Oh my god, it looks like the synopsis of a romantic comedy ! Please do a movie with it !
sofia.girl 7 years ago
This post left me speechless! You two should get married! I love you guys and I want a relationship like that! Tinder is so great for sending you to Maui!
Helping Panda 7 years ago
You've got to admire their perseverance... I lost interest in this just reading halfway through it. Must be slow news day at Bored Panda.
Rebecca Fowles 7 years ago
Night diving in Kona with the Manta's 3 days in a row was my most memorable time in Kona.
deborah darsie 7 years ago
I wonder if we will see a post-Hawaii sequel over the next couple years?
Daniel Losinger 7 years ago
I notice she is holding an alcoholic drink in 50% of her photos. So apparently she is drunk half the time.
Reema Almeda 7 years ago
My husband and I did this back in the days of email and plain text. We joked we had to "keep each other on our radar". Met in 2004, didn't start dating until 2010, married in 2014. Nothing wrong with making sure it's right. :D
Jessica Kay 7 years ago
lol well thats silly because I have 5 year long tinder convos going with guys I've never met. Should have posted it online ig.
Adam Burns 7 years ago
https://seanadamsexplodes.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/a-love-letter-to-tinder/
AveValencia 7 years ago
I'd never use tinder but that is creepy they monitor the conversations like that.
Moumita Halder 7 years ago
So.. she doesn't like FRIENDS! That's c**p minded !! .. How can someone not at least"LIKE" FRIENDS!..
Helen Davey 7 years ago
I've not spoken to my husband on Facebook for six years can we go to New York?
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