I downloaded Tinder. 

It was terrifying. 

As a group of college students do on a Monday night, my friends and I decided it would be just hilarious as well as entertaining to have our friend, Rana, make a Tinder account. We were right of course. We had great fun choosing pictures and info to put in our friends bio, but the real fun began when we started swiping through boys. 

I might be gayer than I thought, because there were SO many bros on straight Tinder. They all had ugly gym mirror selfies or fishing pics or incredibly grotesque hunting pictures with a dead animal bleeding out on their lap. Nothing says “I’m boyfriend material” like a murdered animal! Sport pics immediately threw me off and the only guys I thought were mildly attractive were the ones that had long hair and wore clothes that I would wear. 

After well over an hour of staring at men I couldn’t do it anymore. There were way too many Pisces men. Curiosity got the best of me and I downloaded Tinder (well, my phone was hijacked and it was downloaded by Rana) to see what the gay side looked like. 

First of all, I had no idea what to do. You’re telling me I am supposed to look at a photo of a person, read about them, and then decide if that makes them relationship material? 

Sure, the person I’m looking at is pretty. They look like a well rounded person with interests and a life and friends and hobbies. What am I supposed to do with that information?? 

It was especially funny when I found someone I knew. You can bet my hand flew over my mouth when I found a girl I have a class with. Imagine how awkward that would have been!

Here’s what I learned: 

1. Practically every gay person on Tinder smokes weed.

2. Half of the people there are looking for friends. (I mean…same.)

3. Dating apps are scary, but entertaining. 

4. I am either too asexual or not as alloromantic as I thought because I could not picture being more than friends with any of the people on there.

5. Time flies by on dating apps!

6. A bunch of college students are on dating apps. What happened to meeting people in person? You’re on a college campus for Christ’s sake! I get it, I have a blog, I’m old fashioned. Is meeting people your own age really that difficult? 

On Tuesday I went to do one last scroll and delete the app but I couldn’t because it was just too entertaining. What if I meet a Conan obsessed blogger to be my bestie?! Don’t worry, on Wednesday my account was deleted and the app was removed from my phone. Sorry to disappoint, you won’t be able to find me there. 

This was clearly a very limited view on the world of Tinder, so in order to provide more context I decided to interview my dear friend Rana to see what she had to say about her experience on straight Tinder. 

Jadey: What are your thoughts on Tinder/how was your experience?

(A summary of what Rana said)

When downloaded: it was really fun and entertaining to see who was on there, it was a big game of smash or pass. (Note: this is the exact opposite of what I thought, we love Rana adding allo diversity to this post). Getting matched was very entertaining. After the first text it got stressful. She realized she was not cut out for this life and it was hard to keep a conversation going

After two days it was entertaining, but is now just an app that sends her notifications. All the options are gross and she’ll only go on it if she’s bored. 

Jadey: Do you have a message to all the bros on Tinder? 

Rana: If you want something to happen don’t wait seven years to make it happen. Don’t send texts that end in “that’s supposed to be a compliment” because it’s clearly not a compliment. 

Pictures of guns? Don’t. 

Jadey: Do you think it’s possible to actually meet someone on this app?

Rana: I think so. Maybe not for me. I do think so. 

Jadey: Was tinder what you thought it would be?

Rana: 100%. I had some higher expectations for the people there. I thought they would be cuter. They were not. 

Jadey: How would you compare this experience to your entertainment from me scrolling on gay Tinder? 

Rana: I feel like yours was so much more diverse. Because every guy was the same. There were two types of guys; douches and the weirdos. Neither of which I would like to talk to.

Jadey: How’s Brady? (the guy she is currently talking to)

Rana: He just texted me actually. 

Now we shall wait and see if Brady makes a move. Alright. That’s all for this post. If you’re in the need of some entertainment – Tinder is the place to go. 

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