Uni student here. Although I'm a female so maybe it's easier for me "to find someone on tinder", I was in relationship with someone for almost a year from there (recently broke up), but they started becoming extremely jealous and controlling after 6-7 months of being with them. I tried everything I could to maintain the relationship, but eventually I was hollow and mentally drained, and it had to end. It's still pretty raw. Trying to get over this person. They were emotionally abusive, I have to keep reminding myself this. I seriously thought I was going crazy. I was crying all the time for no reason had no idea why. It was because we were fighting, they were mind****ing me all the time. Can't explain it. This person was extremely kind and charming on the outside, so it made it that much harder. Still remembering all the amazing times we had, it hurts, really. And the crying still shocks me, because, mentally I consider myself pretty strong. This person got me pretty good. :/
Since the break up, my sanity is slowly returning.
Yes, it's perhaps possible to meet people in real life, but as an introvert, I don't get to talk to many guys. It's nice Tinder for the fact that I can actually control the situation completely. If I don't like someone, I can unmatch. Perhaps when I don't feel so bad, I can try it again, but for now, at least until half term, I'm gonna try to stay off and focus on studies. Also, I should focus on making friends. Honestly, I didn't focus on making friends at all last year because of this person.
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Bottomline is, Tinder can lead to anything. You can get casual hookups on there pretty easily, or relationships if that's what you want. Stay on it for long enough and you will find someone at least remotely interesting I guarantee. Most are of course going to be superficial about it, but some are looking for more.
There are loads of reasons why people use Tinder. You can't say Tinder is only for 'hookups' because it's really not. Some people just prefer it. Some people don't want to go out to pubs, bars, etc. to meet people. Some people don't like anyone at their uni/work. Some people don't have any friends that can set them up.Tinder is Tinder. Yep