One month of Titillating Tinder

I vowed I would never "Do" Tinder, in fact I told a guy I met in a bar (you know? the way you never actually meet someone) how I would never succumb to the app. Fast forward a few texts and awkwardly bumping into each other at the gym I figured I would jump on the tinder band wagon.

Seriously, how bad could it be? Well a month later and shock horror the experience has been no fairytale but has warranted a blog of its very own. 

 

I've had matches, thank god! There's been conversations, some of which haven't been like drawing blood from a stone. And there has been a date, even if it was a disaster.

My original problem with tinder came from my own insecurities and my general aversion to the shallowness of human beings. You either say "yay"or "nay" to a persons picture - one image, one angle, one occasion. You may click on to a profile and click "yay" or "nay" based on 5 images, 5 angles, 5 different occasions. You may click "yay" or "nay" after reading a sentence or  paragraph from someone, essentially, selling themselves. It's not real life, it's not a entire human being and it's not how people usually meet. However Tinder isn't really any different to other dating sites, most people wont say a virtual "hello" if theres at least one thing on someones profile that doesn't seem appealing.. theres no room for "falling for a person" and accepting or appreciating differences in personality/hobbies.. all virtual dating is pretty cut throat and in the process we could be culling someone we could gel with. 

Despite my thoughts on virtual dating I've opened the door...and although it's already met my low expectations I still hold hope of meeting a gent, in the mean time my Tinder altercations are nothing short of cringe and hilarious - If I'm willing to be open and naive on a dating site then why not share my titillating tinder experiences online too? 

It's no Disney fairy tale but it'll be a hilarious tale to tell...