by Shaeffer Smith

You know how I always say “I’m obsessed with (enter cute boy’s name here)?”

Nothing compares to the obsession I have with the most shallow yet incredible app I have ever experienced- Tinder.

I stumbled upon Tinder while I was procrastinating from homework, yet again- I literally can’t put down my iPhone.

Tinder is basically an online dating app, but you don’t have to use it that way. First, you download the app (obviously), and then it asks you to sign in through Facebook. It doesn’t post anything on your profile like maybe Ruzzle does, it just uses your likes and your friends to make connections on Tinder. When you’ve set it up, it gives you a bunch of profile pictures of boys “in your area” (yes, it uses your GPS location, but just to find out who you are close to…geographically speaking). You swipe right for YES and left for NO. 

I know what you’re thinking…. YES IT IS COMPLETELY BASED OFF LOOKS! Shallow, I know, but hey, you gotta start somewhere.

So then Tinder proceeds to “match you with singles in your area.” The only way to tell if someone likes or if you like them is if you both “liked” each other. If you both swiped right on each other, then you have become a match! It will ask you if you want to send that person a message or keep playing. You will get the match notification if the other person liked you first and you just happened to like them back, but if you already liked someone and then they like you after, THEY will get the match notification, capiche?

I’m not trying to fool anybody, yes there are some weird people on Tinder. But for the most part, you see a bunch of high school students. You can see how many mutual friends you have and how many mutual likes so it’s not so weird. Random people will message you though, but I think it’s pretty safe from what I’ve seen.

I’ve gotten two matches EVER which is really surprising because I feel like I right swiped practically every other guy. But I guess my picture just isn’t as appealing as I thought. I even changed my radius to 100 miles, still no matches. The only boys I’ve been matched to are my friends Pack and Henry, and I’m pretty sure that’s only because we are friends and they just liked my personality. Plus, Henry has a girlfriend.

I love seeing guys I’m friends with on Tinder because when you think about it, Tinder is really just a way to meet cute guys/girls. It’s easy.

I, personally, use it just to look through people. I think a lot of people do that. I’m told it’s used for dating in big cities or at universities, which makes sense, but I’m not exactly on the hunt for getting coffee with a random boy, I just want to see everyone I know and get that little bit of satisfaction when someone likes me back (which has yet to happen on more than a friend level…)

I’m honestly just waiting to be matched to ONE specific person, but Tinder is very clever. I don’t turn 18 for another 18 days, so I can only get matched with sophomores, juniors and seniors who aren’t 18, and unfortunately he turned 18 a few weeks ago. But once you turn 18, you are matched with COLLEGE STUDENTS (and some adults..just left swipe them). But if you’re not 18, you run out of people to look at VERY quickly, and you don’t get anymore for a while. So pace yourself.

Like literally though, you’re going to wish you didn’t read this blog because once you get Tinder, it is really hard not to stop looking at it. TBH, almost every time I switch classes, I try and refresh it, but I just keep getting “It doesn’t look like there’s anyone new around you.” #ugh

So, ya, everybody should get this app if they a) love looking at cute boys, b) are looking for singles in your area, or c) because you want to see your guy friends on this dating app and want to get matched to cute boys.

THE END!

Peace. Love. Tinder!!!!