Looks like you might have an AdBlocker on. Please whitelist confidentials. If it ever came to that, I'd lie. Depending on your own intentions, you'll be able to decipher which characters are in it for the banter, the bang or both. Why should we rule out online dating as a legitimate way to meet the one? Could it be that waiting for destiny to deliver the right guy with the perfect height, a sizeable package and a good personality actually leaves us with too big expectations and very alone?
Should I give Tinder a chance? Let's get the Carrie Bradshaw bit out of the way. On the face of it Tinder is not for the romantic type, the app is a shallow and casual approach to dating. Regardless of its reputation as a slutty alternative to Match. Matches are purely established based on a few criteria: Are they old enough?
Do they live within walking distance? And you end up in this therapeutic swiping rhythm of no, no, no, no, yes, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope After a good 30 mins sifting through the profiles of sweaty teenage boys on Ayia Napa beaches, the bad selfies, the selfies just of the abs, the dudes posing with bottles of Ciroc, men who are probably married, the penis pictures, I ended up, somehow, with 60 matches.
This was likely due to the fact I posted a digitally boosted, on the beach, party-girl picture β this is mostly a vain exercise after all. You can find me on Tinder. For now. Swipe right for yes? Tinder Match 1 : "Those lips could smother and kill a small child. Tinder Match 1 : "For the face to rest on the lips or the lips to rest on the face?
Perhaps we should meet sooner rather than soonish? The one match that caught my eye was from a guy who appeared normal and seemed, wait for it We exchanged numbers and then we went on a date. I had clean fun: the classic movie and drinks combination. The conversation flowed with some obvious flirting and as the night went on a few tequila shots were had - there were a few cheeky moments - but all in all a first date that would rate 12A on a cinema certificate at most.
