Tuesday, May 7, 2013

My Tinder Heart


Well, the app gods gave single people everywhere an early Christmas gift.  Say goodbye to monthly subscriptions, emailing, winking, and coming up catchy headliners.  Welcome to the world of Tinder.  It’s the most ingenious and addicting app since Angry Birds.  If you’re single, no matter what you’re looking for, this app is a must-have!  A special thanks goes out to my girl Whit who suggested I use Tinder for fun. It now has turned into the best thing ever! 

How it works:

Logging in with your Facebook, Tinder takes friends and likes in common that you have with potential suitors in your area.  A profile picture appears and you make a simple choice: like or dislike.  I’m telling you, it’s ingenious!  If you like a photo, and that suitor also likes your photo, a love connection is made and an instant message chat begins!  From there, it’s up to you!  There’s no profile, match settings, or personality test.  It’s like online speed dating.  An even better analogy, it’s like Match.com on crack.  In fact, it's #matchoncrack!

Here's a little advice for ladies who choose to accept the challenge: If you don’t have friends or likes in common and each of the guys five photos looks like they stepped out of Magic Mike, they are not a real guy.  Or, if they are a real guy, then they are a really, really, really old guy somewhere being creepy.  I'm assuming it goes both ways, so dudes, beware!  My suggestion: do not like their photo!  No matter how much they resemble Ryan Gosling or Adriana Lima, move on.  Trust me, there's plenty to choose from.

Another piece of advice: anyone who asks for more pictures, specifically of body parts, block.  Block and keep going.  One problem with the app is the lack of preference settings.  An age preference would be fantastic but unfortunately isn't available.  Since preferences are minimal, you'll come across a lot of male suitors whose profile picture is with a scantily clad female or a cat.  Weird I know, but I swear I’ve come across at least eight guys who are holding a cat in their pictures.  It actually has become quite amusing.  It also made me think about getting a cat.  Oops, tangent.  Sorry, now back to the program.  I also recommend avoiding anyone who says they're over 100 but obviously look 25.  That’s just dumb and proves the limit of their creativity.

I've noticed some other potential issues.  For example, keeping track of all the information for each individual!  Seriously, I don’t know how guys do it!  Dating multiple people at once takes a lot of skill, dedication, and memorization.  I’m fairly sure that’s why monogamy was created.  We human beings can only handle so much information before we start getting confused!  I’m thinking about adding a note in my iPhone and listing the general details for each potential suitor.  Either that or flash cards.  I haven’t decided yet. 

Overall the app is great and I recommend it to singletons everywhere!  It’s a great way to meet new people without the hustle and bustle of online dating.  I’ve had more dates in a week and a half than I’ve had in a year!  I was even able to reconnect and see an old friend from elementary school!  You know who you are!  So, if you need a date, an ego boost, or a laugh, let Tinder start your dating fire.

As always, happy dating everyone. :-)