If you are: a) a college student, b) born in the mid '90s, or c) viciously addicted to your cell phone, chances are you have a Tinder profile. One of several dating apps, Tinder is one of the most notorious among college students.
Boston, a city swimming in collegiates, is full of entertaining profiles to swipe through. Tinder matches are based solely on the pictures in your profile and your bio. Personally, my bio used to be, "Check out my mixtape." I don't have a mixtape but I thought it was funny.
Some people leave their bio blank, and let their pictures do all the talking. Here's what I've found that they're really saying:
1. Picture of him holding a fish
"I don't play any sports, but I want you to know I'm active and outdoorsy."
2. Picture of him playing a high school sport
"I peaked in high school."
3. Picture of him playing a college sport
"I hope that you are singularly attracted to the fact that I play a sport in college."
4. Picture of him with a puppy
"Bitches love puppies."
5. Picture of him with a sister/mom/female relative
"I'm sensitive and I care about women."
6. Picture of him at a bar/club/party
"I'm really fun, okay?"
7. Picture of him surrounded by women
"Look at all these girls who think I'm hot!"
8. Picture of him singing/playing guitar/drums
"Do I remind you of when you had a crush on the Jonas Brothers?"
9. Selfie
"No, I WANT you to swipe left."
10. Picture of him with no shirt on at the beach
"My personality is dicey but my body rocks."
11. Picture of him on a boat
"I enjoy the finer things in life."
12. Picture of him with a giant group of guy friends
"I'm just really camera shy..."
Not to say these tactics are failing, as some of my friends have dated boys they met on Tinder. But we also see right through you, gentlemen.





















