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