It's the app that everyone secretly enjoys but still gets slightly embarrassed once someone catches them swiping to the left/right in public. It's the place for you to finally try out those cheesy pick-up lines you heard on some stupid television show. Some might have even found really cool people on this app and have maybe even gone on some successful dates. You all know what I'm talking about, it's the one and only, Tinder.
I remember the first time downloading Tinder. I thought, "Why am I going on a dating app when I'm 18-years-old? Shouldn't this be the easiest time for me to find a date?"
1. No, I'm awkward around guys and am usually the girl that guys look at as just another "bro."
2. This app is surprisingly entertaining and I found myself swiping left and right for about a week before forcing myself to delete it.
Fast forward a year down the road and here I am, re downloading Tinder, but with a completely different mindset.
If you know anything about me, you'd know that I'm absolutely obsessed with the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Like, I'm not talking I'll watch it whenever someone suggests we pop the DVD in for wine night. I'm talking I can write the entire movie and still ball my eyes out every time Matthew McConaughey says "bullshit" on the bridge to Kate Hudson.
So I thought: Why not turn my favorite movie into a comedic reality?
Yep, you guessed it. I turned the same methods Andie used in the movie to lose a guy in not 10 days, but 10 embarrassing minutes. Bare with me while I try to explain my experience while laughing hysterically at my laptop screen while my mom looks at me with concerned facial expressions.
While most responses were non existent (I do not blame you guys), some were actually funny and playful. I hope you enjoy my embarrassing pick-up lines/psychotic ways to make an everlasting first impression on these poor guys.
Ladies, please don't try this at home.
First, let's message him a bunch of times and come off a little too strong. I don't think he likes Celine Dion too much, I mean, who could turn down an opportunity like one of her concerts?
Second, I used the love fern reference. Personally this is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Think he'll take care of our plant child?
Next, make the carnivores feel terrible (as I'm eating a burger from behind the computer screen).
I don't think Austin believed in love at first sight...
COME ON PEOPLE GET IN THE CELINE DION SPIRIT.
Now, this tactic wasn't used in the movie but I've seen it used before and thought I would give it a try. He didn't respond.
Definitely my favorite message throughout this little experiment. I was going to actually morph our pictures together but I thought I would save him from a heart attack.
I hope you've enjoyed my personal embarrassment and that it made you laugh at least a little. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Minutes was a success and now I'm going to watch How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and cry like a baby at the ending scene like I do every time while yelling "bullshit" when Kate Hudson tries getting back into the taxi.
