What exactly is true love? Is it simply someone you want to spend the rest of your life with? Well not necessarily, but that's definitely part of it. The real question I'm trying to answer here is how can one find true love?
Back in the old days, true love did not just grow on trees. I mean look at "Casablanca." The girl literally had to choose between an all-expense paid trip to Hawaii or her true love...or maybe that was a Hillary Duff movie? Either way, true love wasn't just at the fingertips of guys and gals.
Fast-forward to 2015, and the age of social media. The emergence of social media has led to the rise in online dating apps. One of the most popular ones is easily Tinder. Tinder is a dating app where a guy or gal can like or dislike another opposite sex based on pictures, age or bio information. I decided to go undercover to see what the fuss was about with this dating app.
I learned about this method called swiping left or right. If you swipe right you show interest in that person and if you swipe left, you want nothing to do with that person. Is that person really interested in you though?
Well, the simple answer is yes! Are they in love with you? Probably not because they've never met you before. That would be a little creepy. What happens after someone shows interest in you?
You will receive a notification which says you have matched with the other person. After this happens you or that other person can decided to instant message one another. I received around four matches surprisingly and decided to message two of the girls and not message the other two and see what happened.
I sent a simple "Hi" message to the females. The other two girls eventually messaged me first. One of them said, "Why haven't you messaged me yet?" The other simply said, "Hello"
I felt like a womanizer in a way, talking to four different girls, but I honestly wanted to see what would happen and what these girls were like. One of the girls ended up un-matching me and did not talk to me.
Down to three girls, the other girl who messaged me first asked if I was talking to other girls, and I, being an honest gentleman, said yes. Maybe not the best answer, especially since she un-matched me soon after.
Two girls left. Both girls I messaged first. Who would be the lucky lady I could possibly find a connection with? Both girls were cool and funny until one day things got weird.
Girl B, let's call her, messaged me asking what I was doing? I answered with a simple answer, "Watching TV." She instantly messaged me telling me to come over. I didn't know what to do seeing as though I've never met her and it could be a guy for all I know.
I decided to ask her to send me an address and if it was nearby I would go because I knew my roommate could help me out just in case. The place she sent was nearby and I decided to go for it. Long story short, she wanted to use me to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. I literally walked out the door and never saw her again.
The other girl was still matched with me on Tinder. I had been talking to her for a while now and we had very civil conversations. One night she invited me over to her place (I indirectly invited myself). I was skeptical at first especially because after what happened previously.
I decided she couldn't be as bad as that other girl.I arrived at her door and when she opened her door she looked prettier and more beautiful in person. Her smile brightened up the room as fast as I could say "Hi."
She invited me inside and we talked for hours and hours, not realizing the time. I ended up leaving her place that night with hope I would see her again.
So, the next day I invited her to dinner and the rest is history. She is currently the love of my life. Who knew I had to resort to the one thing I can't stand a lot of the time in social media and technology. I went in thinking Tinder was a joke and came out as a man in love. If it happened to me it can happen to anyone.
