'So what are you, like the receptionist?' The planetary scientist who worked for NASA shared the screenshots of the awkward dating app exchange on Twitter
A planetary scientist who worked for NASA has slammed a man on a dating app after he asked her if she was"like, the receptionist?"
Dr Lauren McKeown matched with a man named Mikey on Hinge who left a comment on the part of her profile where she mentions she worked for NASA.Dr McKeown then invited him to start a conversation with her - an option within the app that lets users tell other people they are open to talking to them. Once Mikey had been invited to start the conversation, his opening line was:"So what are you, like the receptionist?"He then continued his charm offensive, saying"Jk" - which means"just kidding" or"joking", and added:"You look reasonably smart".
Sharing screenshots of the romantic exchange on Twitter, Dr McKeown said:"And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I am single," with a facepalm emoji.
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