Modern dating at its finest

Part of being a single person in the digital age requires big swings online.

It's not exactly easy to play it cool in a situation like this. Picture this: you wake up one morning and you scroll on social media for a bit. Then, you complete your lazy morning routine by checking out your dating app matches and messages. You start to message someone new, you exchange witty texts, and you agree to catch up later because you both have to get ready for work. You then check in with the person you had already been messaging for quite some time now because the two of you have a…

This is what you get for installing that dating app

Everyone acts like they don't like a cheesy pickup line, but have you ever actually gotten one? They're kind of great.

We know all too well at this point that people put crazy things on their dating app profiles. Sometimes, they are bizarre confessions that should wait till at least a third or fourth date. Sometimes, they are strangely hostile and limiting remarks about what they're looking for on the app. And sometimes, they are such boring stock answers to questions that you wonder if this person is even real. Who knows? Maybe they are a bot. And bots, folks, are an immediate “swipe left.” In addition to bots…

When you venture forth into the wild wilderness of online dating, there's no telling who (or what) you might find… Turn over enough rocks, and you're bound to uncover some creatures who would have been better off remaining under said rock. But that shouldn't discourage us from pursuing meaningful connections with other people. Remember, if you turn over a rock and find a toad… It might turn out to be a prince. That—or you're just going to look really silly kissing a bunch of frogs out in the ra…

The intricate workings of dating app algorithms are beyond us, at this point. It seems as though fate has conspired against us in this realm of digital romance. Tinder stands as both a glorious boon and a dreadful curse upon our species. On the one hand, it liberates us from the need to initiate face to face encounters with potential love interests. On the other hand, alas, it retrains us from indulging in the cherished art of approaching others in the real world. Whether one seeks a casual arr…

Picture this: it's summer, you've recently gone through yet another breakup, and now, you have to begrudgingly put yourself back out there. Otherwise, the dating scene is just going to chew you up and spit you back out, and you'll find yourself staying single and paying way too much for another night of takeout. Rather than let you go through that again, we decided to compile a fresh collection of romantic and humorous pickup lines for you. We're not talking about the kind of basic pickup lines…

You would think people would be on their best behavior on a first date.

At this point, "you up?" is more desirable than half of these!

Our society is under steady scrutiny, as we are being constantly studied by algorithms whose only objective is to get us to spend as much time on whatever app it is they work for, as possible. So if you've opened Tinder and realized that slowly over time, your options seem to deteriorate, then just know, that makes total sense. They are experts at getting you to keep swiping, in hopes of greener grass, yet always fail to deliver. We're not saying that the algorithm hasn't made mistakes… after a…

It's a wild world out there, and when you face-check the suspicious bush of dating, there's no telling what you might find… so roll for initiative and prepare yourself for whatever grim creature is lying in wait. Read on for this collection of top dating app moments of the month, as decided and harvested from Reddit's r/Tinder community. Next, check out this previous collection.

Cringe-fest

We all keep lists of our dating experiences in our heads, but this guy did a full analysis.

They may not have all worked, but they're trending!