It was only just within the past year that after being persuaded by friends, I tried dating the Tinder-way. At first, it was pretty exciting and fun. I mean who doesn’t get a thrill swiping left constantly until you run into someone that looks promising and with excitement – and a little dread – swipe right. The next couple of seconds is glorious because you’ve got a match!

Then comes the waiting game.

You’re waiting to see if that person will message you first and he’s most likely waiting for you to message as well. It’s a push-and-pull game that unfortunately I am not equipped for. Sometimes I decide to change the gender norms and message first but what does that usually get me…silence.

This is by no means an angry article denoting my failure at Tinder-dating, in fact, it’s more of a wake-up call for me to stop using Tinder as a way to meet people and actually go out and meet them the old-fashioned way. Whether that is meeting in person, through college clubs, at the gym, anywhere but Tinder.

I’m looking for a long-term relationship, not a fling.

And Tinder has this reputation of being a hookup kind of app. Fortunately, my dealings with the app haven’t been too severe to scar me for life, however, I’m left unsatisfied after a while. Sure it gets your excitement levels up when you finally match with that cute guy who apparently never gets on, but after all that chit chat it never turns into anything.

One of my friends ended up meeting a guy on Tinder and they were getting ready to meet up in person. The day finally came, she texted him to confirm the date and no response. That was all before she sat in the parking lot for ten minutes, realized this guy was never going to show up, drove home, took a bubble bath and never looked back.

Not even when he Snapchatted her one month later.

So, I guess this is goodbye, Tinder. We had a nice little run. Don't worry, it's not you, we're just not compatible enough to sustain this relationship.