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Have you used tinder?
Poll ended at 11 Jan 2017, 12:47 pm
Yes I have and I like it 13%  13%  [ 8 ]
Yes I have but I don't like it 20%  20%  [ 12 ]
No but I want to 10%  10%  [ 6 ]
No and I don't want to 57%  57%  [ 35 ]
Total votes : 61

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14 Aug 2015, 7:44 pm

hilaryy_renee_ wrote:
I have not used Tinder, never have and never will. I believe that it's a pointless, useless, and unnecessary application. Tinder, in my own personal opinion, is on the verge of what seems like a form of desperation. I mean, think about it ... for what real reason are you using that service for ?

To have sex with girls knowing they're superficial, but at least they're honest about it on tinder, unlike on other sites where they're not honest about it. So, tinder is better in that sense I suppose in theory. I have never used tinder though. I think it's stupid to have to have an iphone to use it and that you can't just use a website.



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15 Aug 2015, 12:35 am

A lot of use Tinder not for the purpose of actually meeting up but just seeing how many people like them back.


I'm just way too shy to talk to my crushes lol.



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15 Aug 2015, 4:54 pm

I would caution people that criticize this app.

This is the direction we as a society are heading in. Its the new form of communication, where technology has become integrated into important facets of our lives. This app facilitates communication that wouldn't perhaps happen before, in a controlled environment.

How individuals choose to use this technology is there choice, but it is a two way street. I wouldn't call it desperate, perhaps efficient? One doesn't need to just want to get laid to participate in the app, but one can choose to use the app to do so. Just because I encounter people like that, it doesn't exactly mean that I need to be their person or vice versa.

In terms of individual success, I've done moderately well. It really is location dependent. I've had some relationships and some other stuff and its good for me because I can get to know the person before I have to meet them.. which removes a lot of the awkwardness and challenges many of us face. It really comes down to your selection of profile pictures and how you word your profile. If you've got photos of you doing fun things with fun people, or you demonstrate in your profile bio that you have hobbies/passions and a life than you'd typically do better than someone that has really good pictures of themselves by themselves. To me that indicates that its not just about looks for a lot of people, its about connection with people they intuitively feel comfortable with.



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16 Aug 2015, 2:57 am

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Tried it for a few days. Right-swiped every girl that appeared until reaching my swipe limit. So 300-400 girls I guess. Only got one match - a morbidly obese girl.

For reference, I'm 27 and in excellent shape (6 pack, chest striations, chiseled face from having low body fat, etc.). No baldness or other obvious defects either.

This is why I'm highly skeptical of guys who claim to have success on there.
That's kind of common. If you're a fit guy you end up with a morbidly obese girl because they think you're just barely good enough to meet their wants whereas the hot girls want I know not what.


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16 Aug 2015, 3:32 am

realitypill wrote:
Tried it for a few days. Right-swiped every girl that appeared until reaching my swipe limit. So 300-400 girls I guess. Only got one match - a morbidly obese girl.

For reference, I'm 27 and in excellent shape (6 pack, chest striations, chiseled face from having low body fat, etc.). No baldness or other obvious defects either.

This is why I'm highly skeptical of guys who claim to have success on there.


These are the typical results a fairly good-looking guy often gets on there from what I hear. Tinder's main purpose is no doubt just to be a big-joke for women to get attention, like all dating sites/apps.



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16 Aug 2015, 3:48 am

This was pretty funny:
"Women are using Tinder to get men to send them free pizza"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/usvsth3m/women- ... nd-5645147



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16 Aug 2015, 4:07 am

Rodland wrote:
This was pretty funny:
"Women are using Tinder to get men to send them free pizza"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/usvsth3m/women- ... nd-5645147


lol, wouldn't this require that the fat-woman give the guy in question her home address? The "joke" could wind up being on her instead.



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20 Aug 2015, 4:20 am

I never heard about tinder till now..



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24 Aug 2015, 4:51 pm

I've never used Tinder and probably never will; only as a last resort.... maybe.



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24 Aug 2015, 6:21 pm

I am currently using OK Cupid, so Tinder won't likely be for a while.


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