To Tinder or Not to Tinder? #allthesingleladies #Tinder #onlinedating
juillet 10, 2014
“Are you on Tinder? Have you heard of
Tinder? Omg, you should definitely try Tinder! You’re single, can you explain
to me what Tinder is?” This is just a sample from the barrage of Tinder-related
questions and comments I’ve encountered over the past few months, with either
enthusiasm, repulsion or confusion. After much deliberation, resistance,
convincing and a tinge of curiosity (lot of emotions, I know), I decided to see
for myself what all the commotion was about, since the app seemed to have made
its way to my age group.
For those who live under a rock or who have
no single friends (adopt one, they’re good people too), Tinder is a mobile
application with a highly superficial twist on online dating. You log in using
your Facebook profile, select what pictures you want to show off, and decide on
the age and location range you’d like to target. Before you know it, profiles
of potential matches will be presented to you, at which point you have the
choice of swiping right to “like” or left to dismiss each person. If you’ve
both “liked” each other, you can then start messaging. Unlike online dating,
there is very little info about the person and you can only exchange messages
once you’ve been matched. There is an opportunity to add a short bio, you can
see your common Facebook interests and friends and that’s about it. Go ahead
and pass judgment on the few pictures posted.
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Given the extremely superficial nature of
the app, it had become known as the “hookup app”, but I believe it’s taken a
different, more mainstream turn (or maybe I’m hoping it has). It’s
significantly simpler and faster than online dating sites and quite commonly
used. Tinder most definitely appeals to our growing obsession for instant
gratification and if you’re a remotely attractive woman, you’ll notice you’ll
be getting plenty of matches, i.e. people who “like” you (hello ego boost), but
in my experience a very small percentage of conversations will be started. Many
will start with a riveting “Hey!” so don’t expect your world to be rocked with
the opening line. You’ll be wishing Tinder could somehow be applied to your
5à7s or weekend nights because it’s just so easy to get noticed and there are
some pretty cute guys. Trust me, like online dating,
Tinder can be very scary at first as you stare back at the various men of all
shapes, sizes, backgrounds, hobbies, tattoos and selfies, but once you take the
plunge, it becomes like a game. I feel like the novelty of the app and the
“game” will wear off very quickly for me and I don’t think I’ll keep it around
for much longer. It’s difficult to make a connection online and with so little
information to go on, I personally find the constant messaging process to be
annoying. But hey, at the very least, I have an upcoming date with a seemingly
decent guy. Good luck, potential Tinderellas (ugh, even the term they’ve coined
is horrible).
Sally –xx-
Sally, collaboratrice du jeudi avant-midi
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