Online dating apps... Everyone uses or has used at least one in their lifetime. If you don't, then you've probably been in a relationship, thus making you fortunate enough to never have had to use these stupid things. Yes, I do have a Tinder. I even recently made a Bumble, hoping that it wasn't only created to help people hook-up. Unfortunately, both have proved to be the same exact things. Both sites are convenient for casually hooking up.
Several of my close girlfriends have met their significant others using online dating apps. Their application of choice seems to be Plenty of Fish or POF. I have also tried this site... I, however, found this site to be extremely annoying. There are way too many people using the site that it became impossible to keep up with. My friends' advice: "Weed through the bad ones until you find the one good profile." Meanwhile, you're getting messages from people you have matched with asking "What brings you to Tinder/Bumble?" Not wanting to sound too eager, I always reply "Idk, what brings you here?" And, unfortunately, I get responses like "Idk, I'm down for casual hook-ups. I don't mind seeing where it goes from there." OBVIOUSLY. It literally requires no effort.
I, as a normal 20-something millennial, simply do not have time for this, nor the patience, so I just deleted the app. Tinder and Bumble will soon be following POF's footsteps and also eventually get deleted.
If anything you're like me, you HATE online dating apps. People pick whether the two of you are compatible by swiping left; basing their only judgment of you on a few old Facebook profile pictures and a 140 character bio. You find it impossible for you to truly understand what the person is like through a few messages back and forth. You prefer to meet people the organic way. Seeing someone in person lets you fall for their quirks. It allows you to see what makes them a human being.
Why is it so impossible now-a-days to meet someone while waiting in line at Starbucks or while you're looking for the perfect tomato sauce to get while you're at the grocery store?No one says hello anymore. Everyone is unapproachable. Their faces are glued to their phones, meanwhile, the real human interaction is right in front of them, passing them by because we think the only way to meet people is through social media. Our self-esteem is based on how many likes we did or did not receive. I'm not saying throw your phone in the nearest body of water, I'm just saying cut back on the cell phone time, get out there, and be a person again. Real people are out there and not just through the screen of your Android or iPhone.
