This Tinder thing… I just don’t get it. I’m not saying not to give it a shot, because you truly never know – I’m just saying that I, specifically, don’t understand how you can begin to gauge a potential connection with someone based on one photo. Do you think there’s some chance of swiping your soul mate the wrong direction? Or a chance of them swiping you left?
I get it – someone’s attractive, someone else isn’t – but I can’t tell you how many people take photos that look NOTHING like them. I’ve also known models (or model-quality people) who take horrible non-professional pictures. Gorgeous in real life, misleadingly unattractive in a selfie.
I know, I know – there’s an app for everything these days. But I think that you discount so many opportunities by making snap (or swipe) judgments on whether or not someone is “datable” based on one photo. Here’s my challenge – for one day, swipe everyone right. No filtering. Give everyone a chance, write everyone back – just for a day – and maybe you’ll be surprised by someone who you would have swiped left.
