S O C I A L
By Cordelia Khosi
TIPS TO USE TINDER
here did your mom and dad meet ? Was it at the
Wstreet corner ? At a church choir rehearsal ? Was it an arranged marriage or have they just known each other their whole lives and realized when they were older that they are madly in love with each other ? Whatever it was it sure wasn ' t Tinder . Surely none of them swiped right and found a match or super liked the other and they ended up where they are today .
Nowadays many people are using dating sites for different reasons like getting sex , business and getting money or gifts . Dating sites nowadays are used for everything but dating , the sole purpose of the sites is now lost .
So what is the big deal with Tinder ? If people are not talking about it they are on it . If they didn ' t meet their last “ Netflix and Chill ” there then they are still organizing and choosing between all their matches which one to go out with next . Tinder now gives the opportunity to play matchmaker to your friends who are also on the app . You can share a person ' s profile with your friend and they can decide on their own if they find this person desirable enough to swipe right or super like them .
How does this Tinder app
work then ?
It is quite simple and easy to use Tinder . It finds your location using GPS , it then uses your Facebook information to create your profile , it takes your age , name , photos ( of your choice ) and pages you have liked . You can also write a bio and tell potential matches about yourself , your interests and hobbies . Tinder shows you all your potential matches by age and distance as you have set it and then you can start swiping . If you like them you go right to “ like ” or up to “ super like ” them . If you do not fancy the person you can simple go left to “ pass ” them . And if they also liked you then you will get a notification that you have a match and if they don ' t pride themselves a message will follow soon after .
Tinder made an announcement in June that it will only be available to those who are older than 18 years old . Before this update , Tinder had a section for 13 to 17 year-olds to become users of the app but the new update came and the kid ' s dreams to find matches was discontinued .
Tips for using Tinder :
© You can put six different
pictures ; don ' t put in one where you are half naked because you know what guys you will be attracting .
© Be creative with each new
match . Don ' t always just say “ hey ” these people have loads of matches and you all can ' t be saying “ hey ” so stand out .
© This goes without saying , be
safe and if you meet make sure it is in a public place .
Now go on and swipe . BDM TALENT ISSUE # 03 18