Wasting Time on Tinder

 

Now that I've spent about 10 days using Tinder I can talk about what I've seen on the platform so far. To expect anything other than a 'hello' app would describe it accurately. Women from all ages will like you, I've had 18 year olds in college and 50+ year old women from Moscow. 

Some are truly stunning. Some are fake. Some are hunting for husbands aggressively. Especially from Ukraine, I matched once and immediately faced 4 questions from a very attractive woman from Ukraine. I'm sorry, I'm not ready for marriage, especially across the ocean. 

Just the other night, I was chatting with a younger woman in my city (hah!) and she suggested we meet up; red alarms go up. She wanted my e-mail address for a video call. Yeah, that's not happening.

I have no idea if she was legit or not, but I did suggest we "talk further" the next day about this. The person sent me a blowing kiss emoji and then unmatched me 15 minutes later.

That's love and connections in 2020 in a nutshell. Go to bed, get up in the morning and you get 20-30 likes from around the world. What kind of fuckery is Tinder doing with my profile?

I did unthinkable and jumped to New York City. Immediately, dozens of young, hot women who were aged 18-24. I began to reject them, mostly in an attempt to drive up the ranking. The more you reject, the higher your rank goes and your profile will be pushed out further. I ended up rejecting a ton of women and moving to a new city afterwards.

And then the likes come in from New York. There must be some algorithm that puts you into the "city" and others can see you when you "drop in".

To be honest, I have nothing in common with an 18-year old except biological reasons. And those girls who do swipe on me are likely just bored and looking for a distraction. I had one say she was looking for a sugar daddy; oh that's not me at all. 

Some girls want you to pay for photos from their Instagram page. I have zero interest in that. Plus, I have a hatred for Mark Zuckerberg. They own Instagram.

The most common complaint from men using Tinder is the lack of response from women. Aggressive chats are usually indicative of a scammer. "In a rush" to meet you. A hello or a quick message will die on the vine, leaving you scratching your head.

I guess you could say Tinder is like fishing, you never know what you are going to pull up on your app. In that, you will receive messages or likes from numerous people. If not careful you can think this can go to your head. But fear not, most of these people will waste your time. The key is to be very selective on your likes. 

Those that swipe right on every woman, is making a massive mistake. You'll be placed low on the totem and buried under the mass of other men who did the same thing.

I don't suggest anyone spend a lot of money on Tinder like I did; they sucked me in with a 6 month gold subscription after I only wanted 1 month. It was because I was on Tinder+ and had bought 6 months of that shit too. $260 out the fucking window. That's about 2.5 ounces of good quality weed.

I still search. And those that are looking, I wish you well.