Trend Story: Swiped Right

Ryan is twenty-three and has the first photo of his profile of him holding a huge fish in his hands. His next photo is him and one of his homies standing in front a “Saturdays Are for the Boys” tapestry and red Solo cups in their hands.

The tapestry is a big red flag for me. Swipe left.

Downloading Tinder, along with other dating apps like Bumble or Hinge, is a big trend for those heading off to college or in college. You talk to any of group college students, from Iowa State to Western Iowa Tech, and I bet a majority of them have the app downloaded or did at one time. Having the app is a bandwagon trend with young adults, especially if they suck at dating or have busy schedules.

Every single Tinder user has their own agenda while using the app. For some, they just naturally want to use the app to find a relationship. Others are just there to be kinky or to try to buy feet photos from you.

With this article, I was hoping to get people’s reasons on why they downloaded the app and their guidelines for using their dating app. I was possibly thinking about asking guys I met on Tinder and went on dates with if I could get their opinion, mainly because I feel like I will have a lot of female opinions in the article.  I might throw some of my own personal experience in there as well.

Getting Tinder is a trend and I don’t think everyone understands why downloading the app now is such a common thing. I feel like this will be a good dive into why it is a big thing to meet people on dating apps. Hopefully, readers can get a better picture of what the dating in 2020 is like.