College campuses have been making matches online. The decision to swipe left or right has become a social phenomenon as Tinder has become a popular app on college campuses.
Tinder is known for its uses as a hook-up or dating site, but it can be also used just to simply chat with different people. Several students agreed to be interviewed to give an inside view on what using Tinder is like.
KSC senior Lucas Daigle met his girlfriend on Tinder after a few months of using it. Daigle said that they had started chatting for about a month before meeting up.
“My girlfriend and I have been dating for just over a year now,” Daigle said. When asked if he had any advice
for students looking to find a relationship, he said, “ If you try to make something out of Tinder and put effort in then it’s possible to find someone who is looking for the same thing.”
Not all Tinder users are that lucky though. KSC sophomore Annie Tamash said she had a very bad experience using Tinder and would not recommend the app to anyone. “At first I liked Tinder, and within just a few months I found a guy who was seriously interested in me,” Tamash said.
She continued, “We started hanging out during the summer and everything seemed to be okay, until I found out he
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had a girlfriend. When I asked about it he admitted he had a girlfriend and that this thing we had couldn’t continue because he didn’t plan on leaving his girlfriend.”
For another student it has been a double-edged sword.
KSC sophomore Rachel Kovacs said she has had a wonderful time on Tinder, though Kovacs is not looking for anything serious on it.
“I like to see who is on Tinder, it’s a great way to talk to a whole variety of people, it’s kind of neat to see who’s on Tinder.” Kovacs said. But, when asked if she has had any bad experiences on Tinder, Kovacs laughed and said yes.
“I currently have a guy who has been incessantly talking to me for months now and all I’ve said to him was three words way back in the beginning. I don’t know how to get him to take a hint and it’s been very creepy,” Kovacs said.
Kovacs offered some insight on what she looks for when she’s looking at guys on Tinder, “I always read the bio, if the bio is funny or witty and the picture is good looking I almost always swipe right to like them. If they have a creepy bio or not a great picture then I usually swipe left.” Kovacs said.
To swipe right on Tinder means that a person likes the profile of the guy or girl they are looking at.
If a person swipes left it means the person is not interested.
To get a match, both parties must mutually swipe right on each other’s profile, once matched, conversations can be started.
If a person mistakenly swipes right and is then matched, that person can then unmatch him or herself from the match.
Most times, students find themselves just chatting with multiple people before meeting up with a person.
KSC junior Jesse Patterson said he met up with a girl after just a day of talking with her, then a day later started dating the girl.
“We only stayed together for nine days, then we mutually decided to end it because we just didn’t fit each other very well,” Patterson said.
Then there are the people who go on Tinder to just have something to do.
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KSC senior Skylar Beddie, uses Tinder as a means of entertainment.
“I like to just mess around on it, sometimes I take my friend’s phones and mess around on their Tinders too,” Beddie said.
When asked if he had any advice for girls using Tinder he said, “Please use a photo of you, don’t put fake pictures, and don’t lead guys on if you’re not really interested.”
So whether you are using Tinder to meet the next love of your life or just looking to joke around, remember that there are people on the otherside of these profiles.
If someone makes you uncomfortable, you can unmatch them.
Just have fun with it and, who knows, maybe the next love of your life will be there waiting for you.
Heather Fougere can be contacted at hfougere@kscequinox.com
