It’s no secret that dating is different now than it used to be. I mean, I get so excited when one of my friends meets a guy in person! Like whoa, you guys didn’t meet on Tinder or Bumble or Hinge? HOW? Slash, what am I doing wrong?!

There's definitely a stigma associated with meeting someone on a dating app (or maybe it's all in my head??), but I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little embarrassed to have to say "we met on Tinder" when someone asks about the guy I'm seeing. Ok that's an exaggeration... more like, the guy I went on one date with. But regardless of if it's working out for me (it's not), the fact is, WE’RE ALL DOING IT.

I've seen some relationships that started on Tinder actually work out (and even more make it past my current three date record). But I just have to say that IT REALLY SUCKS TRYING TO MEET GUYS LIKE THIS.

The major downside for me to swiping left or right is that I’m only basing it on the four photos that Tim or Chris or Ben chose to load to his profile. If by some chance, he has a funny or witty bio I’ll give him a couple bonus points, but I don’t know if anyone besides me actually reads those, so basically it’s all about the pics which means that I’m SUPER PICKY and end up only swiping right once about every 50 dudes.

Who knows, maybe I could have gotten along really well with one of the guys in my long list of "no's" that I quickly judged for having a picture with their car or a bad hair cut two years ago.

If in the off chance that I actually meet a guy in person, I'm way less judge-y because I can get a vibe on the whole package. And no, I’m not a Saint (or blind) so appearance still plays a major role in first impressions, but maybe I could get over the fact that he’s only 5’8” if he has a killer smile and makes me laugh, ya know?

I haven't given up on meeting someone in person, but for now I guess I'll just keep swiping and hoping for the best.