I am writing this live from my couch on a Saturday night where I sit with a glass of wine and pictures of boys that I must sort into two piles left and right- nope and yes please.
Yes, I am
on Tinder.
Before you
start judging you should know this is for research purposes only (kind of) and
no matter what happens, or how far any of this goes this is just research (kind
of).
I have a
love/ hate relationship with Tinder. As I do with guys. I have only used Tinder
one other time and I hated it so much I deleted the app after two days (if I
could do the same with guys I probably would). There was a lot of validated
swiping left and it broke me and I genuinely started to question my sexuality.
But round
2 is appearing much more enjoyable. As I sit here and slowly get matches I
start to feel the joy, it's a validation of some sort; as is the new super like
feature which lets me reject creepy looking guys even quicker. Seeing people I
know, or know of come up as suggestions also has its own joy, it's like finding
out their dirty little secret and wondering what would happen if you swiped
right just to mess with them, I won't do it but if I get bored I might start.
Nope I
take it back... this isn't any better the second time. In about 10 minutes I've
found:
A guy who
has professional photos as every picture on his profile ... slightly creepy,
very unsettling - swipe left.
A friend I
thought was gay ... feeling as confused as him - swipe left
My
friend's ex - swipe left
Aww guy
with puppies, I love puppies, I love guys who love puppies ... next picture ...
and he is naked - swipe left
My
brothers friend (lying about his age) - swipe left
Ripped guy
without a shirt - swipe left
Ripped guy
without a shirt - swipe left
Ripped guy
without a shirt - swipe left
Guy with
120 mutual friends - swipe left
Totally
hot guy snowboarding, (yes!!) and a funny one liner ... completely different
person in the next 4 pictures - swipe left and cry a little
In a
moment of total desperation to have some fun with this I swipe right for
someone that I know and have met in real life at various events. We were
matched and now this is all starting to feel a little real-er than I wanted it
to.
I'm not
even thinking about what I'm doing anymore I'm just swiping left. I just got
bored and put the age range up and swiped through and vomited in my mouth a
little. Nooooo I accidentally swiped someone left instead of right and you have
to pay to rewind ... I'm hating it again. I am starting to think about every
guy I ever turned down in high school and I am hating my past self a little
Guy I
turned down in high school - swipe left
I really
hope this is a last resort and not my only option. Seriously starting to wonder
how people used to meet each other.
Ripped guy
without a shirt - swipe left
In the
last 24 hours I have sent 20 screenshots to best friends of Tinder profiles
that made me laugh / hate myself, 15 matches, 7 super likes (all of them were
swiped left), 3 conversations, a slightly inflated ego and the valuable advice
to all friends in relationships that they should stay in them because there is
not much out there, apparently there are not plenty of fish in the sea.
In saying
that though the stats do show that Tinder is the app of a brave new world:
Five
people I know have found long term partners through tinder
One friend
used it to ensure she had a different date every weekend only to quit it
because she found herself procrastinating.
One friend
spent a month dating a guy she had met on tinder and just when she was sure he
was the one and introduced him to everyone she knew (including me), she found
him in bed on the app
And in
conclusion, I do have a few very nice dates lined up for the next few weeks,
for research (kind of).
-
Alessandra
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