Should You Swipe Right Or Left For Tinder?

By Da Yeon Eom on June 8, 2016

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(Swipe, Swipe, Swipe, Swipe, Swipe)

“Congratulations! You have a match.”

For most college students, Tinder has become a norm, and it serves as a tool for accommodating the millennials’ busy schedules. In the trend of eliminating tangible daily activities, college students are fast to adapt and to explore the new possibilities. Since the concept of dating has been transfigured to fit the world of zeroes and ones, what can we expect to gain from using the application?

Some believe that using the application is disrespectful to the idea of love. There have been extreme opinions as to stating that using Tinder can be related to committing the sin of lust. Swiping left and right to judge someone so quickly may be lacking in the virtue of conquest for any meaningful relationship. For most users, it takes less than 30 seconds to decide if the eligible singles in their areas are amicable or not. It is definitely an insufficient amount of time to judge the compatibility of two individuals or to know if the users are safe from the risks of meeting offline.

 A Tinder user, whom I have encountered through the application, stated that the social experiment to test out what one can gain from Tinder is garnered pointless. The reality of Tinder is that while one might have hundreds of matches and conversations, meetings outside of the app are scarce. There might be countless exchanges with no fruitful result. And since the conversation takes place periodically, one decent introduction can take days. Lastly, it is just too easy to keep swiping to look for other candidates.

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On the other hand, for those who have the will to persevere through awkward conversation starters and disappointing quests for human companionship, Tinder may be kind enough to grant their wishes. With a good sense of purpose and patience, one can find whatever they are looking for in the market of profiles. The experience can be eye-opening. Opportunities are endless, and it all depends on one flick of the finger. By putting in the little effort of setting up the pictures and writing the biography, you become part of the dating game.

To promise the best result, bear in mind the common mistakes that have been observed. First and foremost, don’t be too eager to start swiping. Focus on setting up the profile that is presentable and eye-catching to earn the right-swipe. Next, do not state the exact reasons why Tinder was the last measure of dating for you. The biography section is not the area to explain why the last relationship did not work out or to showcase the nitpicking traits that guarantee the stone-cold two-second-glance followed by discarding of your profile. Finally, stay open-minded when swiping since you would want the same from the others who are swiping you.

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Tinder does not define our generation’s search for love because it was not created for such a purpose. However, it does serve as a reminder that the simple activity of meeting someone else can be made into an application with millions of users. The innovation of technology shouldn’t create a lag of values that further isolates individuals from each other. Instead, we should look up from our phones once in awhile and think of ways to create beauty out of the given privileges.

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