Why Do People Use Tinder?

by Peter
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One of the main purposes in life is finding someone to love and be a partner for the rest of your life. Tinder is great for more than a resource that will help to lead you to a date. Many people also use Tinder to make friends, network in their career, and, of course, casual sexual encounters.

Based on a study, there are 13 main reasons that people use Tinder.

For Fun

When people have extra time on their hands, one of the activities they enjoy is the fun of swiping on Tinder. Left or Right, it can bring a smile to where there was a frown. Swiping either way on Tinder is an opportunity to get rid of boredom.

Curiosity

Most people always think about the what-ifs in life. Tinder may give them a small amount of satisfaction when they are swiping and see the good and the bad they are missing. As a human, we are all filled with curiosity and wonder. What is this like? Playing around on Tinder may begin as a curiosity, but it can often end as a love match.

Making Friends

Having a profile on Tinder is, to many people, a way of meeting strangers and becoming friends. One can never have too many friends, right? This may also qualify as networking. To make advancements in one’s career. I also often see foreigners in my country using Tinder and putting ‘just looking for friends’ in their bio. Think about that for a second; you are most likely alone in a foreign country with nothing to do Tinder is a great way to look for friends. Yes, most people do not sign up on Tinder to make friends. Still, if you are clear about your intentions upfront, you are not wasting anyone’s time, and it is a great way to make connections.

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Ego-Boost

Many males and females have a profile they go to when they need a slight ego boost. There is something to be said for seeing matches pop up on your profile that lifts the way you feel about yourself. It might sound trivial and something a little silly, but we all need some gratification sometimes. For example, I once asked a friend of mine why he is on Tinder, and he asked because matching with beautiful women makes him feel good. I first thought that doesn’t make sense because this guy has a lot of success with the ladies, but then it made a lot of sense to me too.

To Distract Yourself

Those times when you are bored and alone suck. Tinder comes in handy in these instances. When you are on break, and there is no one else to talk to in the break room, you can occupy yourself by swiping left or right. I can’t even begin to count how many times I am stuck on a slow day at the office and spend hours swiping on Tinder.

The Elusive L Word

The main purpose many people use Tinder is to find a love match. They fill out the profile and hope against hope that the perfect match is on the next swipe. It could come as a surprise to you; however, many long-term relationships and even marriages started with a mutual right swipe from two people on Tinder.

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Sex, Hook-Ups, and One Night Stands

Yes, it is one of the thirteen motives for many Tinder users. As we have seen, Tinder has become the hotbed for those looking for quick sexual encounters. This app has gained a reputation as the best hook-up app in existence today. As you can understand from this article, this is not the only reason that people use Tinder. Still, it is one of the main ones if I am being perfectly honest.

Practice

So true, many people will use Tinder as a way to improve their own skills in the flirting department. Their ‘game’ so to speak. They will make use of emojis and icebreakers to determine which works the best. They discover what flirting should be like and how to perfect their technique. Tinder has also helped many people improve their social skills have too.

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Satisfy Sexual Desires

Then we have people who have just come out of the closet, so to speak, and want to find a partner to love. No matter what their chosen sexual orientation is, they are sure to find a partner on Tinder. Whatever their fantasy they want to explore, whether it is a same-sex experience or a fetish, Tinder is a place that can find a partner to explore their fantasies with.

Traveling

Many people have the joy of travel included in their job descriptions. For many, this may mean many days and nights of being alone and no one to speak to. Tinder aids in this disparity by being a means of meeting some locals wherever they travel to. This does not mean that they are arranging hook-ups for sexual encounters necessarily. Meeting new people does not necessarily mean it has to be sex. There could be plenty that they have in common when it comes to working, so basically a form of networking their careers by getting to know the locals. This is something that I do myself before traveling somewhere. I purchase the Tinder Gold plan and set my location to whatever place I will be traveling to, and arrange dates.

Their Friends Make a Profile For Them

There are always those lucky few who have friends who refuse to let you remain single. They set up a profile for you on Tinder to see the matches you could be making. You may never have intended to use the app yourself but likely worked on convincing your friend to try one when they broke up with their ex. So, they are just returning the favor to you.

Increase Their Sexual Circle

There will be many who use Tinder as a way to increase their sexual circle. By doing this, they are never alone when they choose not to be. They can always pick up the phone or shoot a message and get a quick booty call.

To Forget

This is a biggie. For many, they think that using Tinder will help them forget their last love. We cannot say if this truly works for them or not, but it is a reason given.