In the provided transcript, a person recounts their experience of meeting someone through Tinder, pretending to be wealthy to impress them, and eventually being rejected after revealing the truth about their humble background. The story highlights themes of deception, social status, and the consequences of lying. The individual also discusses their family's modest lifestyle and the internal conflict they faced during the situation.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The speaker is recounting a story about their past experience with a girl they met on Tinder.
2. The speaker grew up in a humble background, with their mother selling popsicles on the beach and their father being a housekeeper at an inn.
3. The speaker's parents were not well off, and they lived for free at the inn as part of their father's payment.
4. The speaker's grandparents are Dutch, and their grandfather was a fisherman.
5. The speaker was known as a "popular" kid in school, and they had a high self-esteem.
6. The speaker met the girl, who is referred to as "Mina," on Tinder, and they started exchanging messages.
7. Mina is described as a rich girl, and the speaker was intimidated by her wealth.
8. The speaker lied to Mina about their job and family background to impress her.
9. The speaker spent three weeks at Mina's beach house, and they got close to her.
10. However, when the speaker finally told Mina the truth about their background, she became upset and distant.
11. The speaker and Mina eventually broke up, and the speaker realized that Mina was not interested in them because of their poverty.
12. Years later, the speaker reached out to Mina on Instagram to confirm the story, and she responded, explaining her side of the story.
13. Mina stated that she stayed with the speaker because he was poor and lied to her, but she did not remember the details of their relationship.
14. The speaker and Mina had a brief conversation on Instagram, but it ended with Mina saying she did not want to talk about it anymore.