Tinder. According to the app itself, Tinder is a location-based social search mobile app (connected to Facebook) that facilitates communication between mutually interested users, allowing matched users to chat; this app is commonly used as a dating source.

Most college students use this app for meeting other students, of course. But what causes people to quickly swipe right or left on people just by judging their looks? I asked strangers around campus. Here are some results:

"I sometimes swipe right even if he's not cute, but his friend in the picture is. You know, so I can ask him for his friend's number." - Female, 21

"I Tinder in my free time. I rate people by looks and names." - Male, 19

"It's either a hard yes or a definitely nope. All based off of a profile, of course." -Male, 22

"I might match with him if his dog is cute. But I rarely find anyone attractive." -Female, 22

I asked these people if they'd feel comfortable releasing their name next to their responses, and, no surprise. . . it was a hard no. I should have asked them what their responses reveal about them? Heck, why should someone even swipe right when your picture appears on this commonly used app?

We've become accustomed to solely using this site as a judgment of appearance, thus a judgment of whether this person's character is someone we'd want to take the time to hang out with, chat with, or get to know further.

So, here is the question I'm posing: if you found yourself on tinder, would you swipe right?

You know yourself better than anyone. Is your answer yes? If it's a no, then why?

So, take this a step further: Tinder is the real world now. What are you choosing to show people on your "profile" every day? Do you like the person you've grown to be? What are you focused on, or who?

Do you want to be judged by your looks, friends (or dogs) in your profile of life? You are so much more than that and so are other individuals. If people started taking the time to actually get to know themselves and other people, appearances wouldn't be held at such a high status as they are now. Nothing is okay about disregarding another individual simply because of their appearance or "profile."

So perfect yourself. Perfect your own profile. Don't get too caught up in dissing other people's profiles to work on your own.

I feel like you can't possibly begin to swipe left on other people unless you're swiping right on every aspect of yourself, every single day.