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9 Uncommon Uses for Tinder

All the uses for your favorite dating app that you didn't even know existed.

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ugly: swipe left.

cute: swipe right.

questionable: *clicks profile* swipe. swipe. swipe. eh, he's alright *swipes right*

future husband: super. like.


Here are all the uses that Tinder is not intended for, but we use it for anyways:

1. To Share Your Life Story

Sometimes you just need someone who will listen. Whether that be your dog or the desperate guy on Tinder, we need listening ears. Feeling like you just need to get your life story off your chest? Just swipe right on the right guy and you'll have someone to tell your drama and problems too without them ever really knowing who you are.


2. Self-Confidence Boost

There are always days where we don't feel like we are pretty or enough. Use Tinder for a source of support when those days make their presence known. All you need is some cute guy you matched with telling you how awesome you really are. Let the hours pass and the matches add up and your ex will be soon forgotten.


3. Find New Shows to Watch on Netflix

There is nothing worse than finishing a series on Netflix. It's like you lost a friend when it's finally all said and done. Looking for a new show to invest in? Use your Tinder matches as a way to uncover Netflix's hidden treasures–NOT for a late night booty call.


4. Finding a Formal Date

It's Formal Season ladies and gents and I know you all know what that means: time to scramble for some poor soul to waste the night away with you. If you can't find anyone you actually know to take on this extravagant night, just turn to your hottest match on Tinder; he should be prompt on his arrival to pick you up considering you have your distance set for a 30 mile radius.


5. Practicing Jokes for Your Aspiring Comedic Career

Tinder is not only a place for meeting new people. It's a place for dusting off those trusty pick up lines and breaking out the best jokes you have. Tinder won't tell anyone that you are trying to be the next Amy Poehler.



6. Thumb Exercising

Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. Swipe.Swipe.Swipe.Swipe.Swipe.

–need I say more?


7. Stalking for a Friend

Only YOU would be gracious enough to swipe through the cute boys who live in a 50-mile radius of your home to find out if your best friend's boyfriend is cheating. Right?

8. Bettering Your Social Skills

There is no need to break out your awkwardness on the first face to face date in this day and age. No. Simply use messaging on Tinder to work through your social weirdness. There is nothing better than hiding behind a cute pic and an iPhone.


9. So You Can Literally Judge a Book By it's Cover

How many times have you heard the cliché "Don't judge a book by its cover?" Well, Tinder is the place where you can literally do just that. You can silently judge a whole person by one picture and I can't decide if that is something genius or something horrible– I guess it's up to you to decide.

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