Hi everyone, I (24F) recently met up with my old school friends for Ganpati Darshan. Over the years I’ve distanced myself from them since I don't feel like I fit in with them anymore. But also that's the only friend group that lasted for so long so I try to meet them during festivals and birthdays atleast. During the meet, one of the guys had apparently found my profile on Bumble earlier and had even taken a screenshot. In the middle of the conversation, another friend (who's the bestfrnd of the guy who took the screenshot, very likely to have seen it as well) suddenly brought up dating apps and started asking who all have ever been on Bumble/Hinge. (Mind you, ppl in this group are very conservative so they look down upon dating apps) When he asked me, I denied it because I wasn’t comfortable sharing that part of my life. At that point, the first guy pulled out his phone and showed everyone the screenshot of my profile. The group started laughing and joking about it. I was completely shocked and embarrassed. Even though I was visibly uncomfortable, they kept dragging the topic with comments like “it’s okay, no big deal,” while still making it into a spectacle. I couldn’t handle it and ended up having teary eyes, everyone could tell I cried, and I left immediately before anyone could react. A lot of them started to call and text me, asking things like, what exactly triggered you so much, what made you so mad, etc, etc. Now I can’t stop thinking about it. Did I overreact by crying? Was I wrong to feel so hurt? And how do I make them realise that what they did, purposely bringing up the topic just to expose me, felt like a huge breach of privacy and very humiliating? P.S. I've never dated and these are the people who have told me for years to atleast give it a try, explore, and when I finally do something about it, they humiliate me !!