5 Things Tinder will teach you
1. Quantity is not better than quality
You will be amazed at how many ‘single’ people there are around you. Although you are exposed to so many new people the truth is there are a lot of people you wouldn’t look twice at on a night out. Not unless you had the beer goggles on obviously.
2. There are far too many weirdos
More women more weirdos. More dicks more pricks. If you’re a woman you’ve most probably been inundated by super likes and messages from men who want to tell strangers what they’d like to do them sexually. There are even male profile pics that just have a picture of the male’s reproductive organ, or even worse, some fetish stuff. For guys, the girls who send super likes tend to come across so desperate and needy!
3. Most people don’t live up to their best profile picture
Just remember some people - mainly girls - have practised taking photos of themselves in the mirror ever since they knew how to. They’ve been working on different angles, distances and lighting in order to capture the best representation they can muster. So they may look good on camera but won’t do face to face in the real world. Some people are just really photogenic and some people aren’t, so actually it’s quite harsh to judge someone on a few pictures, although that is the whole point of Tinder. Also there is a lot of ‘catfish’ potential, the person you’re speaking to might not even be the person in the picture. SO BEWARE!
4. People talk too much
Beware the psychos who will literally write down their life stories in a bio. They will tell you everything they like and want. INTENSE. And if that’s how they are on a profile imagine how they will be in real life. INTENSE. This isn’t ‘lonely hearts’ it’s Tinder. Do yourself a favour and stay away, unless of course you like earache and a domineering date who will tell you that they believe in aliens or ghosts etc.
5. There are a lot of time wasters
Some people are honestly just on there for validation. They want to be seen and liked. They want to know they can still appeal to the opposite sex. The problem is if you match them and try to engage in conversation they will just blank you. Admittedly they may be to occupied with other (better) matches but still it doesn’t hurt to say hello. Or there are the ones who exchange telephone numbers and chat but don’t really intend to meet up. ANNOYING.