This story begins with a break up. A breakup that left me wondering whether I’ll ever find someone again. My single friends had all been obsessing over the new fad called Tinder. Now, I know you’ve heard of this app or at least the term “swipe right” and I thought to myself: hey, let’s give it a try. I didn’t even know how to be single anymore after a long-term relationship, nor did I know how to properly flirt with guys, so I knew I was in for some interesting stuff. I downloaded the app and picked out my favorite pictures to post on my biography, and I began what I like to call My Sweet Tinder Adventure.
I did not expect anything to come out of it at all. I was simply using this app as a distraction from my broken heart. However one swipe right swipe right changed my whole life for the better. I’m not one for mushy, gushy love stories, but my little fairytale started with a swipe right. I met my first Tinder boyfriend not too much longer after I downloaded the app. We talked for nearly a year before I got to see his face in person. You always hear those horror stories about how you meet someone from online and bam you’re a victim of a bloody murder. But, my case was different. I met him at a restaurant on a warm summer day and was head over heels in a heartbeat. What a sweetheart he was. We went on several more dates, but unfortunately things didn’t work out due to the miles between us. He is now someone that I am lucky enough to call a close friend of mine to this day.
After the ending of that relationship, being the Tinder addict that I am, downloaded it on my phone again. Along came Tinder boyfriend number two. This guy was different in some way, in a good way. We had mutual friends, so I was able to meet up with him (with friends) not much longer after first swiping right. Things went well for quite some time and I was happy as ever, but when he decided to move thousands of miles away, we decided it was not going to work out… and that’s okay.
I could not resist, I downloaded Tinder AGAIN. I kind of felt dumb for being so dang obsessive, but I have had such good luck in the past, why not give her another try? And along came the love of my life. Something about him caught my eye immediately. So guess what? I swiped right and it was a MATCH. Here we go again, I thought to myself. I received a message from him and for some reason, it just felt different and it made me excited. We talked on a daily basis for several months and there was a connection there that I didn’t think you could feel through a damn phone. One day I was lucky enough to meet this guy in person and it was something special. Who would’ve thought that I would meet the man of my dreams through freaking Tinder? To this day, we are still dating, still going strong.
Online dating is okay and I’m a strong advocate for it (obviously). I have met some great people and my life has changed for the better. I still want everyone to be careful and be smart when online dating, but don’t steer clear of it because something great could really come out of it, take it from me.