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The 12 Types of Guys You Meet on Tinder

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Mass Amherst chapter.

Within the last year, a dating app called Tinder has been popular within the college dating scene. It allows you to log in through your Facebook, set up distance and age preferences, and hooks you up with local cuties. A swipe right means that you’re into them, while a swipe left means you’re not. If you’re lucky enough to match with someone you’ve liked, Tinder allows you the option of being able to message these boys. These are a few types of guys you stumble across when using Tinder and how you’d like to react to them.

The No Show: The guy who you matched with, but never messages you (hint: he’s usually really attractive)…

The Skeevy One: The guy who sends you an incredibly dirty message…

The Corny One: The guy who tries to charm you with an embarrassingly bad pick up line…

The Puppy One: The guy who tries to snag girls using a picture with his puppy…

The Thirsty One: The guy who gets straight to the point, whether that’s asking you to hook up or to send nudes (note to guys: this is never a good way to introduce yourself, no matter how desperate for a hook up you are)…

The Intellectual One: The guy who engages you in thoughtful conversation…

The One-Next-Door: The guy who literally just wants to get to know you without a catch…

The Annoying One: The guy who keeps messaging you, long after you’ve stopped responding…

The One That Got Away: The guy who just stopped messaging you back, without an explanation…

The Long Term One: The guy you actually enjoy talking to…

The Fit One: The guy who may not be 100% in the face, but his body is so nice that you just had to swipe right…

The Boring One: The guy who is too nice to ignore, but too boring to keep talking to…

What have been your worst and best Tinder experiences, Collegiettes?

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Mariah Scafidi

U Mass Amherst

Mariah is a journalism major at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She minors in education and hopes to pursue a career in sports and entertainment journalism. She has a penchant for being overly dramatic about celebrities and athletes she doesn't know. You can follow her on Twitter @ryescaf.
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