Okay ladies matching on Tinder with someone is always incredible but sometimes it actually makes you want to crawl into a hole and die. Usually, the latter comes when you decide to be a little bold in your swiping options and happen to stumble upon that cute person from your floor or maybe even your psychology class here at college. Trust me I know that you see them after swiping left more times than you can count and you get a surge of nervous excitement because now you don’t have to make things awkward by asking if they’re single in person. It’s great you want to swipe right but DON’T remove your swiping finger from the screen without making any sudden movements. Exit out of the app clear your apps bar so when you open Tinder again later you won’t come across them for a while. Now ask yourself the following questions: Do they live on my floor? Are they in a class with me? If you answer yes to either, unfortunately, you probably have not just found your new boo. Here’s why:
It’s completely fine to be crushing on a person from your class or even on your floor but a lot of the time that’s all it will ever be is a crush. However, when you swipe right on them on Tinder you are opening a whole world of hurt. Say things are fine for a while but then you have an ugly breakup or worse you hook up one time then they ghost you. Now if this person is on your floor you’ll definitely be seeing them around or trying your hardest to memorize their schedule so you never bump into each other in the hall. Can you really handle a floor meeting with an ex-flame without wanting to disappear? Because if you can you may be fine with committing the dreaded *gasp* floorcest. However, if you can’t handle that awkward tension it’s for the best if next time you see them on Tinder you swipe left.
Although if you really like them try being their friend until you aren’t practically living together. It’ll make starting an actual relationship so much easier in the long run and less awkward if it’s a cute story of “Oh we were floormates and friends then somewhere along the way I fell in love.” Now if they are in your class this process may be expedited a bit as long as it’s only a gen. ed. because then if things do end poorly you aren’t in the same classes until you get your degree. If you’ve seen them in your class and never spoken that’s a definite no on the right swipe. Talk to them in class, form an actual relationship with them and be bold. Do you want a cute love story? Slip them a note with your number or start talking because a professor you hate is being annoying. However, if you are bold enough to swipe good luck and I’m rooting for you!