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Tinder Tips: The Do’s and Don’ts

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Elena Havas Student Contributor, Colgate University
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Colgate chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

 

     It’s 2013 and Cupid has finally entered the digital age via Tinder: the new iPhone app made to help you snag local cuties within a 10-100 mile radius. If you’re a fan of the app but confused as to why your matches are looking a little low, or if you desperately want to start messaging your crush, here are a few tips to help add some diesel to your flame. 

Don’t- Have your profile picture from when you were a baby

    It doesn’t matter how cute you looked in those pampers, unless you’re trying to get matched with a predator, just don’t do it.

Do- Take the leap and send the first message

   What’s the worst that can happen? Go ahead and make the first move, if things don’t work out there’s always the “block” button. 

Don’t- Have every picture with your huge group of friends

         A. PEOPLE WON’T KNOW WHICH ONE YOU ARE! B. Tinder is for you, not your whole wolf pack

Do- Like people from Colgate

         Do you see a familiar face and instantly press the big red X? Don’t assume that a ‘gate match will only be another person on your “avoid eye-contact” list. If you actually find the person attractive, then why not press like? If it’s a match who knows what might happen if you spot him or her looking lonely downtown. 

Don’t- Hide your face in every pic 

        Professional action shots from your last lax game are great … and you were definitely killin’ it during SPW in those wayfarer RayBans, but make sure you have at least one good money shot where your entire face is clearly visible. 

Do- Hit up your mutual friends

          It’s a small world, can it be fate that this hottie from a neighboring school happens to be Facebook friends with your best friend from the third grade, your co-counselor from summer camp and your step-brother’s girlfriend?! It’s strange, but very possible. Use this tool to your advantage and look into your six degrees of separation, you may be surprised to find out that you and your match might have already crossed paths. As a side note, mutual friends are a great conversation starter. 

Don’t- Have your profile pic kissing/holding/cuddling/canoodling/posing with someone who appears to be your significant other!

…. need I say more?

 

 

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Elena Havas

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Elena Havas is a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Colgate University. She is an English Major with an emphasis in creative writing as well as a Minor in Film and Media Studies. She began blogging for Her Campus in the Spring of 2013. She has made new initiatives to expand Her Campus across Colgate's Campus. She is a native of New York City and some of her interests include life advice, pop culture, women's rights, public policy reform and referring to herself in the third person under her alias notoriously known as "lanes".
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