Who is Caleb Hunter? West Elm Caleb Goes Viral on TikTok After Being Serial Dater
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West Elm Caleb, the name given to the New York serial dater, has landed himself in hot waters. He has gained quite a negative reputation as many women called him out for dating and ghosting them.
West Elm Designer Becomes The Talk Of The Town
A 25-year-old man from New York by the name of Caleb Hunter received a lot of criticism on Tiktok. Several women have named him West Elm Caleb, after having discovered that they were dating the same person.
Caleb Hunter, aka West Elm Caleb, seems to be following a similar pattern with every women he went out with. He met them on Hinge and went on one or two dates. In addition, he made Spotify playlists for them and love-bombed them. At last, he finally ghosted them.
Soon it was discovered that West Elm Caleb renamed the same Spotify playlist to make it look like it was made exclusively for one person. He claimed to be a furniture designer from West Elm when asked about his profession. In other words, the West Elm brand has been making waves on Tiktok for quite a different reason.
The host and producer of Buckets Zach Schwartz took to Twitter to explain the trend wherein she pointed out that West Elm Caleb had dated a dozen of women:
So on tiktok there are dozens of NY women telling stories about a man named Caleb from West Elm who is a furniture designer that gaslights and ghosts them. It’s like if John Tucker Must Die or The Other Woman happened in real life in real time on tiktok. pic.twitter.com/BMCv39iu79
— Zach Schwartz (@zachzachzach) January 19, 2022
NYC Women Took to Tiktok to Share Their ‘Ghosting’ Experiences With West Elm Caleb
A woman named Kell called herself to be a victim of NYC dating as she took to Tiktok to expose West Elm Caleb. She shared a video on Twitter as soon as she realized West Elm Caleb had dated many women in the city. In her video, she even mentioned that Hunter had sent the same playlist to multiple women. Kell even shared sent by Hunter in another video. Having seen the video, Hunter claimed to be pretty shocked and traumatized about the whole incident. They dated for a couple of weeks and at the end, Hunter went MIA and ghosted her. She reported that Hunter rushed her out of his home and did not meet her the following day as he was going on dates with other women.
@kellsbellsbaby I am a victim of nyc dating…yet again #nyc #dating #fyp #hinge ♬ original sound – よかいえきAdvertisement
Another woman named Kate came forward too, in this regard. She reported that they matched on Hinge around Halloween. Hunter, wanting to take her out in the most ‘wholesome way’, asked her out for coffee and eventually ghosted her. A month later he reached out to Kate once again and apologized for the previous incident. He asked her out for lunch before ghosting her once again. A series of messages had been exchanged by both of them ever since they matched.
@_katepear @MEEMS this is hilarious target audience r reached #westelmcaleb #hinge #fyp #kpandthecity ♬ original sound – Kate Pearce
A third Tiktoker by the name of Meemshou described Hunter as a very tall guy with whom she went on a date. She accused him of love-bombing here even before their first date, which she called the ‘biggest red flag’. After their first date, Caleb ghosted her as well.
Many other women came forward and shared their dating experiences with West Elm Caleb.
@meemshou Reply to @hannahklub tiktok algorithm do yo thang #warning #westelmcaleb #nyc ♬ original sound – MEEMS
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