In a world where people rarely meet organically, hiding behind internet anonymity is commonplace. And unfortunately, the more we hide behind our phones, the more expected it will be that we meet our partners there. Downsides include the fact that you are mostly judging these people on internet interactions (which often do not portray reality) and superficial information. However, on the flip side, you have just widened your dating pool by infinity– potential partners are numerous when you can include the eligible population of the entire world.
Of course Tinder is not my preferred method of meeting people, but sometimes I am out of motivation to think of ways to organically meet people. Tinder is great because it is easy and convenient and, most of the time, you have people with a certain goal gathered together in one place. The age old question, "what are you looking for?" will of course haunt you throughout your endeavors, but once you come up with the most vague and generic response, you're golden.
The point that I am trying to make, though, comes down to this: if meeting a partner via Tinder or other internet sites is becoming the widely accepted way to date in the modern age, why should it be surprising that you see your colleagues, friends, or family there?
Other thoughts that I didn't have time to flesh out:
I actually had a conversation with someone just the other day about the horror that is the future of dating if it come down to Tinder. I got stood up for a date and the simple explanation was, "you cannot be surprised [...] when it was someone from Tinder." But what a tragedy that this is something I need to accept.
Off to play banjo and do yoga!
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