I’ve been back and forth on Tinder. The first time I downloaded it, I got uncomfortable and deleted it the next day. After my friend found a boyfriend, it convinced me to download it again. So the second time around, I did find a couple guys I went on dates with and one of them became my boyfriend for a while. That didn’t work out so here leaves me in round three, testing the waters. I honestly don’t know what I’m looking for because there are a number of things you can get out of Tinder.

The Pickup Liner

Person 1: “Did I tell you I’m writing a book?”

Person 2: “Oh, what’s it about?”

Person 1: “A phone book and it’s missing your number!”

Some of them are actually pretty clever, not going to lie. They’re also good ice breakers. I’ve seen some really bad ones though. Don’t use the usual pickup lines like an angel falling from heaven. Get creative with it!

The One Who Says “Hey” and Ghosts

Am I the only one who hears crickets? Some people completely ignore you after saying hey. I honestly don’t get it.

The One Who Never Replies

Seriously, I think I have a cricket problem. There’s always those matches you get that literally never say anything to you. You sit and wait for a message and it’s useless because it’ll never come. I don’t even understand why these people are on Tinder in the first place.

The Hookuper

I feel like this person is the one you’ll encounter the most on Tinder. I’ve had guys try to loophole their way into a hookup, saying everything they can to get me to say yes. If you’re into random hookups with no strings attached, Tinder is your place to go! Or a party.

The Relationship Type

These are a bit rarer. The ones looking for a long term relationship. I feel like it’s hard to find in male and females because like I said earlier, there are so many things people want from Tinder, it’s hard to find exactly what you’re looking for.

The One That Obviously Goes to the Gym and is Adventurous

You know, the buff photos in the mirror at the gym? Flexing on a tree trunk at the top of a mountain. The no shirt photo to show off abs? These guys. That’s who I’m referring to. To the ones who write “work out or die” in their bios and “don’t swipe right if you don’t go to the gym,” no worries body. I was already ahead of you *swipes left*. Unless you’re into that and not a couch potato like me.

The *Insert Animal Here* for Attention

This absolutely 100 percent works on me. I almost swipe right on every person who has a cute animal in their photos or mention animals in their bios. This actually works people! I’m a complete animal lover. Especially those who have German Shepherd in their photos, I don’t think I even look at the people in the photo, just the dog. “Hi, can I go walk your dog without you please?”

The *Insert Baby That “Isn’t Yours” here* for Attention

This one usually doesn’t work on me just because I’m not a kid person. There are those few who actually have kids and they usually state that. If that is your kid, I expect you to have photos with them. But some just post kid pictures just to be cute doesn’t work for me. Swipe to the next girl!

The *Insert Frat/Srat Photo here* to Look Cool

These don’t change my decision on choosing you. Maybe to some people it does, but I don’t care if you’re in a frat or not. If so, don’t let that be your entire world, though. Have some other things to talk about, please.

The Boring One

Person 1: “Hey.”

Person 2: “Hey. What’s up?”

Person 1: “Just chilling, you?”

Person 2: “Same.”

Person 1: “Cool.”

And that’s the end of that conversation. If my conversations turn into this, I quit talking to them. I don’t have time to have boring texts and one word replies.

I’ve been on Tinder an embarrassing amount of times. Well, I guess it isn’t that bad and there are a lot more people on this app now than there used to be! It’s honestly mind blowing to me that this app even exists and that real relationships can happen through this app. Whether it’s for meeting friends, hooking up, or relationships, it’s a really cool way to meet those around you.