It’s going down, I’m yelling Tinder! You better move, you better dance. Ever thought about trying out Tinder to meet new boys or kill some time and share some laughs with your friends? Maybe you will find someone to love you Tinder, or maybe you just want a new hook-up. Our very own Annie Blanks shared her Tinderella story:“I’ve actually been on 7-8 dates with legit and cute Tinder boys. It’s like shopping at TJ Maxx. Most of the stuff in there is crap but if you dig hard enough you can find some real gems.” Here are some pros and cons of Tinder to figure out if you’d like to try a little Tinderness. *Sorry for all the puns.
1. Location
Pros: If you’re in a small town, you might run into tons of boys who share common interest and friends. If you’re in a big city, you will have PLENTY of options with new boys always coming into range. When I am home in Birmingham, the options are endless, especially since I am within range of multiple universities.
Cons: If you’re in a small town, you might run into tons of boys that you already know. When I first downloaded Tinder at Sewanee, I ran out of people nearby within an hour. If you’re in a big city, those options might include some interesting fellas.
2. Mutual Friends
Pros: Maybe having a mutual friend can spark a conversation, or maybe a mutual friend can facilitate a real life Tinder meeting. Oh my!
Cons: Maybe this mutual friend isn’t your favorite person, or someone you don’t want to know that you’re on Tinder.
3. Swiping Left/Right
Pros: Swiping right opens you up to chatting and possibly meeting a great guy or a great hookup.
Cons: Swiping right opens you up to some real creepy dudes. Swiping right is permanent.
4. Chatting
Pros: You might have a great conversation, and, if not, you can always stop responding and not worry about awkwardly running into the guy later. Also, why not have some fun with your conversations? You’re allowed to act like a total freak because, be real, who says you’ll ever meet this person? You can even share with your friends. When a friend and I got matched with the same guy, we both replied in the same way and it actually took some time for him to notice, but he didn’t quite like it when he did figure it out.
Cons: You might get yourself into a creepy conversation, or get the “Hey” guy where the conversation can go nowhere. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve just stopped responding and don’t even feel bad about it.
5. Finding Matches
Pros: Obviously, it’s a huge ego boost, especially when it’s that Australian with the perfect smile and piercing blue eyes. Clearly talking from experience. ;-)
Cons: When you don’t get matched with that dude who was super cute and shared like 30 interests.
6. Pictures
Pros: I’ll admit it; some of these boys are pretty fun to look at. And some are just entertaining.
Cons: When you only see their pictures and not much else, it can be a pretty superficial start to a conversation. For me, I always fall for the personality first, and then realize that the guy is actually kind of cute. Also, let’s not forget all of the boys that have pictures with their obvious girlfriends or at least ex-girlfriend. Awkward. Also, when the guy is in group pictures or just has one picture, so you have no idea what they look like.
7. And…Finally
Pros: Guys like this…
Cons: Guys like this…