Desperate single women are snatching men’s salads and apologizing over LinkedIn in attempt to find a partner

Desperate single women have stopped swiping on dating apps – and started snatching salads off finance bros instead. 

One TikTok user recently revealed that many New Yorkers have turned to the unusual tactic to land an eligible bachelor.

‘There are girls going into Midtown during the week and stealing finance bros’ salads for lunch,’ TikTok user Nicole Or shared in a recent video.

The content creator explained they will take orders from popular salad chains that haven’t been picked up yet, then look up the man’s name from their order on LinkedIn and message them. 

‘[They’ll say] “Hey, oh my god, so sorry, grabbed your salad, let me make it up to you and buy you a new one,”‘ she shared.

Although Nicole called the tactic ‘smart,’ she said she doesn’t think it should have come down to women looking up potential dates on the job-seeking platform.

‘Why are we stealing men’s salads?’ she asked. ‘Why can’t they just come up to us at a bar?’

‘Men, please step up, or you’re salad’s gonna f**king get taken,’ she joked.

A TikTok user revealed that single women in New York have started stealing men’s salads then looking up the man’s name from their order on LinkedIn and message them (stock image)

She went on to share some of the other bizarre ways women have scored dates, including making bracelets that feature their phone numbers to give to men. 

Nicole claimed some ladies have even gone as far as to make a photo of a man their lock screen wallpaper, then ask the target to use their phone to take a photo of them with their friends so they see it.

‘It’s crazy,’ she exclaimed. ‘I know there’s so many beautiful women – [men], just go up to one of them, buy them a drink – you guys have money. [Stop] being cheapos!’

TikTok users were divided by her admissions in the comment section, with many agreeing that the salad tactic may be a step too far. 

‘How’s this not considered stalking?’ one user asked, while another agreed, writing: ‘The salad thing is called STALKING.’

‘If a man stole a women’s salad and looked them up on LinkedIn, would literally be stalking and would get them canceled,’ slammed another. 

‘Normalize women approaching men,’ cheered someone else. 

Another user wrote: ‘Honestly I would NEVER do this. That’s so desperate and weird to be honest.

‘[They’ll say] “Hey, oh my god, so sorry, grabbed your salad, let me make it up to you and buy you a new one,”‘ she shared (stock image) 

Although the poster, named Nicole, called the tactic ‘smart,’ she said she doesn’t think it should have come down to women looking up potential dates on the job-seeking platform

‘I would be horrified if a guy did this to me lmao please don’t steal my food and then text me.’ 

It’s not the first time a single woman has taken to social media to whine about the dating scene in New York.

Last year, a TikTok user called Sarah decribed the New York City dating scene in a viral video, sobbing in frustration over her peace being ‘disturbed’ by men who pop in and out of her life.

‘I wanna talk about the dating in New York, because it f**king sucks,’ Sarah began the video, which she captioned: ‘Dating in NYC is not for the weak.’

‘Every single situationship, and thing, that I’ve been in, has gone so left. And I’m like, is it me? What did I do?’

Reflecting on her recent disappointments while dating, she said doesn’t want to waste time on the dating apps anymore, and ultimately declared that she’s ‘done with dating.’