Recently, Reddit user IBuki_Meoda_neo asked, "Fellow ladies of Reddit, what was the worst first message someone sent you on a dating app?" and the answers made me fear the state of modern dating. Here are some of the worst first messages people have gotten — along with a few more heinous examples from Reddit. 1.

"A picture of him lying on his bed with his three cats gathered lovingly around his boner." — u/achalkyundertaste 2. "'Is the downstairs ginger too?' Not even a hello first.

Just straight into pubic research." — u/MrsCosmopilite 3. "'I was three feet away from you today, and you didn't even know it.

' (The guy was apparently in an elevator with me, recognized me in my picture on the app, and sent me this. I blocked him.)" — u/FedExorcism 4.

"One I got: I’m not attracted to women like you, but I will still fuck you if you want." — u/vftgurl123 5. "Some guy was asking me to hook up.

I told him no, as we hadn't met in person yet, and then he said, 'What about anal?'...

I told him I don't do anal with strangers either, and then he started sending death threats LMAO." — u/0mondo 6. "I had a guy start with, 'why do you look like an eight in some pictures and a four in others?' Like damn, dude.

That was unnecessary...

but also which ones sucked?? 😂" — u/bekah1701 7. "Just a dick pic. I replied, 'leading with your shortcomings is a bold choice.

'" — u/iaspiretobeclever 8. "This one dude messaged me on this app with some big spiel about how he's a nice guy and.