Indian women spill their Tinder secrets
Mashable
Apps & Software
Tinder claims it has seen a 400% hop in its downloads in India in the last one year. Its overall appeal in a country with an overwhelmingly youthful population is on expected lines. However, what astonished many is the claim that Indian women were more active swiping on profiles than boys, especially after a series of media reports on Indian dudes not finding any matches on Tinder. Mashable spoke to six Indian women on Tinder who collective their secrets on what makes them swipe left or right on boys’s profiles.
If you’re married, don’t get on Tinder
"There are married guys, who have pictures with their wives. I don’t know what they’re doing on Tinder. There are guys with gym pictures, and a line that says ‘Looking for a meet up’, but no bio. After fifty left swipes, you get one dude who’s interesting enough to right swipe."
Treat the other person with respect
"Don’t be gross and be within the purview of being permissible. Just don’t be cheap. I think there are no do’s and don’ts, if you treat the other person with respect. It depends on how well you can gauge how prudish the other person is."
– Amrita, 28, Mumbai
Your profile photo is significant, so make sure you get it right
"There are many weird profile pictures of a dog, cartoon character, and kids. Then there are the naked chested dudes with no face. I don’t even know you, so why would I want to look at your chest?"
– Ratna (name switched), 31, Mumbai
"Do not have scary selfies on your profile. It makes it seem like you don’t have friends to take pictures of you. On the other arm, photos from social gatherings or you on the beach or vagabond photos — they’re all cool. Anything that shows that you’re a normal person is cool."
"Gym selfies are a dead give away. My friends are a varied lot but nobody likes that. Guys like that for women, so they think it works for them as well. But no, it doesn’t work like that. Also group pictures as your profile picture — am i supposed to guess who you are?"
"I’ve seen profiles with the message ‘Don’t waste my time if you don’t want to get to know me.’ Nobody owes you anything. Keep it cool. Most people attempt too hard."
Picture: Tsering Topgyal/Associated Press
"Indian studs are very boring. They don’t have a sense of humour or creativity. A conversation usually embarks with, ‘Hi, what’s up? What do you do? Where do you work? Interesting. Do you think we should meet up?’ I haven’t had anyone say anything interesting. Yet, I’ve been recommending it to everyone, just for the sheer joy of rejecting studs."
"I left Tinder after a duo of months because it got indeed boring. I lost interest talking to two-three guys at the same time, answering the same questions — ‘What do you do? What are you interested in?’ As far as my practice goes, it was very mechanical. People need to break the norm of getting to know each other. Just commence a conversation with a joke or a cool face rather than typical questions."
– Sapna (name switched), 23, Mumbai
"There are all sorts of people on Tinder so it can never be clean. The real creepiness starts when someone knows your real name because Tinder uses your Facebook ID to establish that you’re a genuine person. A lot of people who don’t get a right swipe look for you on social media. Everyday, I would get 10-15 friend requests on Facebook. My folders were total of strange messages from boys wanting to meet up. One dude even continuously messaged me on Twitter, and sent me a friend request on Linkedn. That’s why I left Tinder. The entire dynamic of dating in our country is very skewed. We’re not used to interacting with the opposite hook-up in a neutral style."
– Navdha, 29, Mumbai
"What what makes you swipe left or right is not just the profile pictures. So attempt to be funny, because humour engages women and is flattering."
"Most guys Google pick up lines and so they’re not remarkable."
It’s not a matrimonial website
“Tinder is just a nice effortless platform to meet people, whether you want to date or marry them. We have too many expectations from the app – it is not a matrimony site,"
"Can’t blame Tinder for boys being perverts. I left because guys on Tinder are mostly looking for no-strings-attached lovemaking, which was not something I was looking for. The problem is with the people who sign up on Tinder. They have misplaced intentions and the moment they don’t get what they want, they don’t even indulge in chit talk."
"The broader thing is that Indian guys are just boring — they just want to have hookup. not indeed have an interesting conversation. Tinder can be much more."
Indian women spill their Tinder secrets
Mashable
Apps & Software
Tinder claims it has seen a 400% leap in its downloads in India in the last one year. Its overall appeal in a country with an overwhelmingly youthful population is on expected lines. However, what astonished many is the claim that Indian women were more active swiping on profiles than guys, especially after a series of media reports on Indian fellows not finding any matches on Tinder. Mashable spoke to six Indian women on Tinder who collective their secrets on what makes them swipe left or right on studs’s profiles.
If you’re married, don’t get on Tinder
"There are married guys, who have pictures with their wives. I don’t know what they’re doing on Tinder. There are guys with gym pictures, and a line that says ‘Looking for a meet up’, but no bio. After fifty left swipes, you get one dude who’s interesting enough to right swipe."
Treat the other person with respect
"Don’t be gross and be within the purview of being permissible. Just don’t be cheap. I think there are no do’s and don’ts, if you treat the other person with respect. It depends on how well you can gauge how prudish the other person is."
– Amrita, 28, Mumbai
Your profile photo is significant, so make sure you get it right
"There are many weird profile pictures of a dog, cartoon character, and kids. Then there are the nude chested fellows with no face. I don’t even know you, so why would I want to look at your chest?"
– Ratna (name switched), 31, Mumbai
"Do not have scary selfies on your profile. It makes it seem like you don’t have friends to take pictures of you. On the other mitt, photos from social gatherings or you on the beach or vagabond photos — they’re all cool. Anything that shows that you’re a normal person is cool."
"Gym selfies are a dead give away. My friends are a varied lot but nobody likes that. Guys like that for women, so they think it works for them as well. But no, it doesn’t work like that. Also group pictures as your profile picture — am i supposed to guess who you are?"
"I’ve seen profiles with the message ‘Don’t waste my time if you don’t want to get to know me.’ Nobody owes you anything. Keep it cool. Most people attempt too hard."
Picture: Tsering Topgyal/Associated Press
"Indian studs are very boring. They don’t have a sense of humour or creativity. A conversation usually commences with, ‘Hi, what’s up? What do you do? Where do you work? Interesting. Do you think we should meet up?’ I haven’t had anyone say anything interesting. Yet, I’ve been recommending it to everyone, just for the sheer joy of rejecting fellows."
"I left Tinder after a duo of months because it got indeed boring. I lost interest talking to two-three studs at the same time, answering the same questions — ‘What do you do? What are you interested in?’ As far as my practice goes, it was very mechanical. People need to break the norm of getting to know each other. Just embark a conversation with a joke or a cool face rather than typical questions."
– Sapna (name switched), 23, Mumbai
"There are all sorts of people on Tinder so it can never be clean. The real creepiness starts when someone knows your real name because Tinder uses your Facebook ID to establish that you’re a genuine person. A lot of people who don’t get a right swipe look for you on social media. Everyday, I would get 10-15 friend requests on Facebook. My folders were utter of strange messages from dudes wanting to meet up. One man even continuously messaged me on Twitter, and sent me a friend request on Linkedn. That’s why I left Tinder. The entire dynamic of dating in our country is very skewed. We’re not used to interacting with the opposite lovemaking in a neutral style."
– Navdha, 29, Mumbai
"What what makes you swipe left or right is not just the profile pictures. So attempt to be funny, because humour engages women and is flattering."
"Most guys Google pick up lines and so they’re not remarkable."
It’s not a matrimonial website
“Tinder is just a nice effortless platform to meet people, whether you want to date or marry them. We have too many expectations from the app – it is not a matrimony site,"
"Can’t blame Tinder for studs being perverts. I left because dudes on Tinder are mostly looking for no-strings-attached lovemaking, which was not something I was looking for. The problem is with the people who sign up on Tinder. They have misplaced intentions and the moment they don’t get what they want, they don’t even indulge in chit talk."
"The broader thing is that Indian studs are just boring — they just want to have hookup. not truly have an interesting conversation. Tinder can be much more."
Indian women spill their Tinder secrets
Mashable
Apps & Software
Tinder claims it has seen a 400% leap in its downloads in India in the last one year. Its overall appeal in a country with an overwhelmingly youthfull population is on expected lines. However, what astonished many is the claim that Indian women were more active swiping on profiles than boys, especially after a series of media reports on Indian boys not finding any matches on Tinder. Mashable spoke to six Indian women on Tinder who collective their secrets on what makes them swipe left or right on studs’s profiles.
If you’re married, don’t get on Tinder
"There are married guys, who have pictures with their wives. I don’t know what they’re doing on Tinder. There are guys with gym pictures, and a line that says ‘Looking for a meet up’, but no bio. After fifty left swipes, you get one boy who’s interesting enough to right swipe."
Treat the other person with respect
"Don’t be gross and be within the purview of being permissible. Just don’t be cheap. I think there are no do’s and don’ts, if you treat the other person with respect. It depends on how well you can gauge how prudish the other person is."
– Amrita, 28, Mumbai
Your profile photo is significant, so make sure you get it right
"There are many weird profile pictures of a dog, cartoon character, and kids. Then there are the naked chested guys with no face. I don’t even know you, so why would I want to look at your chest?"
– Ratna (name switched), 31, Mumbai
"Do not have scary selfies on your profile. It makes it seem like you don’t have friends to take pictures of you. On the other forearm, photos from social gatherings or you on the beach or vagabond photos — they’re all cool. Anything that shows that you’re a normal person is cool."
"Gym selfies are a dead give away. My friends are a varied lot but nobody likes that. Guys like that for women, so they think it works for them as well. But no, it doesn’t work like that. Also group pictures as your profile picture — am i supposed to guess who you are?"
"I’ve seen profiles with the message ‘Don’t waste my time if you don’t want to get to know me.’ Nobody owes you anything. Keep it cool. Most people attempt too hard."
Photo: Tsering Topgyal/Associated Press
"Indian boys are very boring. They don’t have a sense of humour or creativity. A conversation usually commences with, ‘Hi, what’s up? What do you do? Where do you work? Interesting. Do you think we should meet up?’ I haven’t had anyone say anything interesting. Yet, I’ve been recommending it to everyone, just for the sheer joy of rejecting dudes."
"I left Tinder after a duo of months because it got indeed boring. I lost interest talking to two-three guys at the same time, answering the same questions — ‘What do you do? What are you interested in?’ As far as my practice goes, it was very mechanical. People need to break the norm of getting to know each other. Just commence a conversation with a joke or a cool face rather than typical questions."
– Sapna (name switched), 23, Mumbai
"There are all sorts of people on Tinder so it can never be clean. The real creepiness starts when someone knows your real name because Tinder uses your Facebook ID to establish that you’re a genuine person. A lot of people who don’t get a right swipe look for you on social media. Everyday, I would get 10-15 friend requests on Facebook. My folders were utter of strange messages from fellows wanting to meet up. One man even continuously messaged me on Twitter, and sent me a friend request on Linkedn. That’s why I left Tinder. The entire dynamic of dating in our country is very skewed. We’re not used to interacting with the opposite hookup in a neutral style."
– Navdha, 29, Mumbai
"What what makes you swipe left or right is not just the profile pictures. So attempt to be funny, because humour engages women and is flattering."
"Most guys Google pick up lines and so they’re not remarkable."
It’s not a matrimonial website
“Tinder is just a nice effortless platform to meet people, whether you want to date or marry them. We have too many expectations from the app – it is not a matrimony site,"
"Can’t blame Tinder for dudes being perverts. I left because fellows on Tinder are mostly looking for no-strings-attached lovemaking, which was not something I was looking for. The problem is with the people who sign up on Tinder. They have misplaced intentions and the moment they don’t get what they want, they don’t even indulge in chit talk."
"The broader thing is that Indian studs are just boring — they just want to have hook-up. not truly have an interesting conversation. Tinder can be much more."