I Tried Hinge And This Is Everything I Learnt
Did you know there's fool-proof examples of the best Hinge answers online? I wish I did before I set up my profile.
I like to think of myself as a soldier for the single woman, nothing appeals to me less than accounting for another person's whims and wishes when I barely have time for my own nonsense. However, if there's ever been a time to question my commitment to singledom, it's during the festive season.
First, there's the PDA couples that go into overdrive in December, not just at your local Chistmas Market but online too (#boydidgood!!). Then comes those tense family gatherings where at least one auntie didn't get the modern-day feminism memo and starts interrogating you about marriage and kids over the roast potatoes. And don't get me started on the festive romcoms. like I love them, but why do they make me want to move to Los Angeles and fall in love with a music producer while giving physiotherapy to my old frail neighbour??
You can see where the trouble lies. And for that there is only one solution: distract myself with online dating to create a false sense of hope that 'the one' is just around the corner if I actually made an effort to find them. I shouldn't say false, to be fair, maybe this one will be the one if I stop ghosting everyone after matching? Just maybe?!
So, in an attempt to make a connection that will provide more substance than the one-night-stand army that has invaded Tinder, I downloaded Hinge. And so the social experiment began. again.
First of all, what is Hinge?
Creating a real connection is Hinge's raison d'etre, it sells itself as Match for the younger crowd, without Tinder's superficial picture-only swiping, and its slogan is literally 'designed to be deleted'.
