To those who it does concern, you must think that girls are stupid creatures who have no idea how to do anything besides bake pies and have children. My experience on Tinder has been rather limited due to the fact that staying on it longer than a few days makes me feel like I am getting hit in the head with a brick constantly. Below I am going to list out just a few of my observations and how I, as a woman, reacted to them.
1. Catfishing: The fact that you make the effort to catfish on Tinder is astonishing to me. Mainly because most women understand how to use Google Images to see if you are real or not. A simple search in Facebook can also figure that out. Recently I swiped right on an individual who called himself Andrew. In his profile he stated that he won't talk to anyone unless they have Skype. Typical. I will admit that his pictures did lead me to read his profile. I like to be thorough and his pictures were rather attractive. Soon we matched and he messaged me, seeming like a nice guy. Within seconds he asked me for my Skype username. Here is the thing catfishers there are two types of people who refuse to talk to you unless you have Skype: [1]: People who really like you and maybe are a little crazy. OR... [2]: Catfishers who want to throw people off their scent. It is sketchy either way. After starring at his pictures I eventually figured that something was familiar about his face. Mainly the fact that I had seen it before online.
At first I did a simple FB search to see if his name came up. It did not. Red flag #1. After that I took a screen shot of one of his pictures and put it through Google Images. It came up as Guilherme Leao. If you do not remember ladies and gents Leao is a Brazilian model and blew up a little while back due to pictures that circulated the internet of him as a security officer. Promptly, I decided to message Andrew saying "Hey quick question :) Do you enjoy trying to catfish girls on Tinder or are you really Guilherme?" Of course after that he unmatched me. This just perplexes me with the sheer hilarity of the effort this guy had to put in to create a false persona because he has probably been on Tinder as himself and did not see results due to the fact that Tinder is a shallow app that is based on someone liking you based solely on looks initially.
2: Sexual Advances: Most of the sexual advances that have assaulted my eyes have most of the time been due to my appearance. Many guys only talk to me on the app either asking for sex or blatantly saying crass things. Here is the thing... I know that Tinder 9 times out of 10 is a hookup app. The number of friends or acquaintances I have that actually found relationships out of it to those who have not are not odds I'd ever bet on. The problem is I do not let men talk to me that way at all whether it is on some app or at the grocery store. The worst comment I ever received dealt with exoticizing as well as objectifying me. A guy I matched with asked if he could run a hypothetical question by me. Keep in mind he had already remarked on how "juicy" my lips looked. After I agreed to the hypothetical he said "so hypothetically if I were a watermelon... Would you spit or swallow my seeds?" My side eye game was very strong after reading that. I was rendered speechless and simply blocked him. The problem is enough genuine people are not on Tinder. You also have to take into account the shallow factor. Just because someone is attractive does not mean they are nice.
All in all Tinder tends to be cesspool. The success percentage women with standards and self-respect tend to have on it is minimal. I know two people out of hundreds that have made Tinder relationships work. Ratings wise I'd give it a low D. Ladies being single does not mean you have to compromise yourself. I have been single for nearly 4 years and would rather remain single than date a guy who only sees my lips, hips, and butt. Stay unique, stay loyal, stay beautiful. Be happy.