19th-Century Men Were Just As Bad at Flirting As Dudes Today

Meet the Tinder of the 1880s.

No, U may not. Source: Supplied

You might think that today's DM-sliding f**kboys are history's worst flirts, but that's because you've never been hit on by a Victorian man drunk on his own cleverness. 

History buff Alan Mays has been collecting 19th-century "acquaintance cards" for years and publishing them to Flickr. The cards, popular in the late 1800s, were emblazoned with notes meant to spark conversation with or express interest in women. Imagine if you got your Tinder bio printed on business cards and then started giving them to random strangers.That was how they flirted in the 1880s.

No, U may not. Source: Supplied

Redditors everywhere, print this out for future use. Source: Supplied

Wow, so brave. Source: Supplied

I feeeeeel like you're lying about the millionaire thing. Source: Supplied

I see what you did there (but barely, because it's so dim in here) Source: Supplied

Pass. Source: Supplied

A little thirsty, no? Source: Supplied

Suddenly, DM-sliding seems positively whimsical.