Up to a few weeks ago, didn't even know what Tinder was. Guess that ages me, but it's true. I kept seeing reference to it on some forums I frequent. So I checked it out and figured out what it was, and set up an account. My understanding was, it was a straight up hook up app, now more of a social/dating/networking/hook up app.
All good. Sounded like fun, and as my mother used to say "you can't have too many friends"
My experiences with Tinder have shown again how strange people are:
• Most of the women on Tinder make these strange goofy faces with their face all scrunched up, I guess in an attempt to look sexy. Hard to know... It's the "Tinder Face" Very strange. Don't know if the guys do it as I don't look at guys profiles.
• How many costume parties and halloween parties do people attend??! Everyone with pics in costumes. It's not a costume contest.
• No info at all in their profiles. Nadda. One pic of "Tinder Face" another in some holloween costume, and another of your dog, no info on you, and I'm supposed do do what with that? Which brings me to:
• Random photo totally unrelated to the person. You have a few pics and a small area to say something about yourself and you wast the pic of a plant?
• Every picture on their profile with 2-3-4 people all same sex, similar age, etc. How the fark are you supposed to know which person in that group owns that profile? I assume you're the least attractive in the group and move on. Ugh. Put at least one picture in your profile of just you.
• Responses sent to me after Tinder "matches" you like "I'm not looking for a hook up but a long term thing and marriage, to find my soul mate"* I don't even know you're last name, and you're first contact is to tell me you're looking to get married. Wow. I'm not looking for insta hook up either, but can we start with a few emails first and maybe a drink? Tinder, probably not where you should be looking for your "soul mate" but maybe a good place to make friends, etc.
• #1 most annoying and strange, tinder "matches" you to a person, you send them a hello text (always something polite and friendly of course) and they don't respond. Why bother "swiping yes" and then ignore them?
Well, that's my Tinder experience. Can't say it's worth bothering with, but it was an interesting learning experience on what's out there on Tinder.
What's your experiences from the female side?
* = yes, that was an actual PM sent to me. :O

