Even if nobody will admit it, Tinder is one of the greatest apps to ever exist. If you use it for real or if you just use it as a joke, you can’t deny that it’s highly entertaining. So, if you don’t have Tinder, or if you think you have too much dignity to download a dating app, you are wrong. On the real, there’s no shame in swiping right for (*wink*) a good time, but using Tinder just for laughs is never a bad thing.
1. It's a serious self-esteem booster.
With Tinder, you hold all the power. If you think someone’s attractive, you swipe right. They only know if you swipe right if they also swipe right. So, if it’s a match, you should take it as a compliment.
2. You hear so many great pick-up lines. And some not-so-great ones.
Here are just a few examples:
“Can I use your picture to prove to all my friends that angels do exist?”
“Does this mean we’re married, or how does this work?”
“Let’s f***.”
“I thought it would’ve been rude of me to not tell you how beautiful you are.”
3. What's so bad about seeing who's actually into those three good pictures you have of yourself?
Unless you’re Kim Kardashian or Chrissy Teigen, it’s safe to say you don’t look good in every single picture. With Tinder, though, you get to pick the five photos that make you look most attractive. These will therefore decide if you inspire more of a “ur beautiful, thought you should kno” type or a “hahaha, let’s bang” type of potential suitor.
4. Time flies when you're swiping right.
Is it strange to say that browsing through heavily-filtered mirror selfies makes for one of my favorite pastimes? What better way to spend your time than hitting on people via the internet? One moment you can casually be checking your most recent match, and then before you know it hours have passed and you have thirty new possible soulmates.
5. It makes for a great drinking game.
Even though I’m merely 18 and have no idea what alcohol tastes like, I’ve heard Tinder makes for a marvelous drinking game. Take a shot every time you get a new match? Take a shot every time someone messages you and says “What’s up beautiful [insert heart eyes emoji]”? The options are endless.
6. You figure out all the people you don't want to date.
As you continue to swipe left, maybe you begin to see a pattern… There’s a stark difference between all the people you match with and the ones you don’t. You start to notice that you have a type. And if you’re really talented, you can apply that knowledge in real life, and eventually you’ll develop the skill of mentally swiping right or left on whatever person you believe could be marriage material.
7. You might just find...the one.
Actually, probably not. But you never know.
For all of the reasons above and more, Tinder is probably the best dating app ever, even if, like myself, you don’t use it for its actual purposes. So if you don’t use Tinder, I highly suggest downloading it (unless you’re married…or old…or a serial killer). I promise that 98 percent of the time you won’t regret it.
