Tinder is the ultimate new place for online dating. For college students, it's known as the place for hookups and random new experiences with attractive individuals. Tinder has revolutionized online dating, and has put a new meaning to the terms "swiping" and the difference between "left" and "right". So why has tinder become such a popular new website to join? Well, first of all, it definitely kills a boatload of time. For instance, if you're sitting in class one day bored on your phone (I'm sure we all do it) it can become almost addicting to swipe through tinder and see if you match with any new hotties. However, it's also one of those things you become self conscious of, because you feel like everyone around you knows what you're doing. And what's even worse, what if the cutie you just matched with is sitting behind you and just saw that you matched with his profile? Extra awk.
Tinder is also a popular app to travel to a few hours before you and your friends go out, just to see if anyone extra cute would want to meet up, grab a drink, play some beer pong, maybe a board game or two, and then obviously go home at the end of the night when the two of you are too tired to stay up...okay maybe not. But whether we want to admit it or not, I'm sure many of us who have tinder or have had it previously have definitely met some very great as well as very peculiar individuals. Some of the people we ultimately meet up with turn out to be really fun ones to hang out with, and potentially even blossom into something more than just another guy/girl from tinder. And then other times you meet up with people and at the end of the night you think to yourself "Well that was fucking weird."
No matter the situation, I'm sure all of us with a tinder have come face-to-face with both areas of the spectrum. But besides meeting up with people from tinder, there are always those tinder stereotypes that prove to be 100% true. And I'm sure if you don't have a tinder, you've been scrolling through one of your friends and have noticed the same types of individuals pop up all the damn time. These particular stereotypes have become very easy to identify. And I'm sure plenty of you have narrowed down which ones are more your type, which ones are definitely not your type, and of course, which ones completely freak you the fuck out. So I have decided to pinpoint down the five basic types of guys you see on tinder. And hopefully, most of you will know what I'm talking about and will be able to relate to it based on your own tinder experiences.I
1. The "Frat Star"
Typically someone holding a red solo cup or a beer in one hand (or in some cases both) in either most or all of his pictures. Usually features multiple boys standing outside their fraternity house near a beer pong table with their tongues out and fists in the air. Typically he is wearing pastel colored shorts with a polo shirt and a pair of Sperrys. In very rare occasions he is wearing khaki pants instead, and there might be a picture of him golfing with a cigar in his mouth.
2. The Fish Holder
A guy who is taking a selfie at a lake of some big bass or trout he just caught. The picture is usually not the best quality. He also has pictures of his truck uploaded. He is typically wearing blue jeans with cowboy boots, a camo hoodie, and a camo hat to go with it. He also may or may not have a fat dip in many or all of his pictures. His bio usually says something along the lines of "Fishing, hunting, drinking beer, and driving my truck". A true country boy at heart.
3. The Hipster
The guy with a bunch of tattoos or piercings who wears tie dye shirts...and sometime tie dye pants. He usually has a beanie on. Most definitely has a picture of him vaping or at least one where he has a J in his hand. Some of his other pictures may include him attending various concerts or raves with bright lights everywhere and you can't quite make him out in the crowd of like 2,000 people. He is also most likely extremely artsy, or an aspiring DJ. Definitely one of the two.
4. The F*ckboy
Selfies. Everywhere. Close-up selfies, bathroom selfies, mirror selfies, Target selfies, eating selfies, all sorts of selfies. The most common one is the shirtless selfie, where the camera is usually very obviously being held with their arm fully extended above their head so you can see that they're shirtless. Many times their pictures are selfies saved from snapchat, and their bio says something along the lines of "gym is life, I love pizza, come cuddle" with a bunch of random ass emojis everywhere.
5. The Close-Up
The most random person you will ever come across on Tinder. His pictures usually consist of extremely close up pictures of their face. They are also most likely not smiling in any of these. You may find that they have a crap ton of facial hair, and they have some of the most random bios you have ever seen in your life that range from talking about their cat, or explaining their entire life story with very detailed information on what they are and are not looking for on Tinder.
