Dating

All the Tinder red flags you want to avoid at all costs

By Sophie Rietmulder | #!30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:005330#30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:00-2Europe\/Amsterdam3030Europe\/Amsterdam202330 02pm30pm-30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:002Europe\/Amsterdam3030Europe\/Amsterdam2023302023Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200002006pmFriday=9#!30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam6#06-02-2023#!30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:005330#\/30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:00-2Europe\/Amsterdam3030Europe\/Amsterdam202330#!30Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:53 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam6#

It has been a long time since I was last active on a dating app. Luckily, because in the six years that I have been single, I have seen so much misery that I am still not done talking about it. They say you can learn everything about someone by discovering who they hang out with, but in my opinion, a Tinder profile reveals everything you need to know about the most (or actually often least) desirable singles in the country. I have listed all the Tinder red flags that you absolutely want to avoid to make your single life a little easier.

Cut and paste

This. Is. So. Dumb. And yet it happens more often than you think. A match that has one opening line and sends it without hesitation to all their matches. Fine, if you handle it smartly. I have had multiple matches with this tactic who were too lazy to change the name in the first line of the message and so I was cheerfully greeted with a: ‘Good morning Julia!’ Not the best start to your romance.

The Spotify flirter

Someone who is indeed a pro at changing the name in their online dating technique: the Spotify flirter. This match creates a playlist with romantic songs ‘just for you’, and when you click on it, your name is actually at the top. It’s a bit of a shame that a week later it suddenly says ‘For Anne’ at the top.

Block and move on

With my mouth open, I listened in the editorial office to a story from a Tinder match who, as soon as numbers were exchanged, claimed that he had deleted his Tinder profile because he was ‘so into his match’, but in reality blocked her on the app to secretly continue swiping without her noticing. Sorry, but can someone tell me what you get out of this? Madness.

Only shirtless photos

This is a PSA to everyone who thinks it’s a good idea to use only photos with a bare torso. First of all, we are dying to know about your clothing style (because this needs to be discussed extensively in the group chat) and secondly, this is just like having seen your birthday present before your party has even taken place. Leave something exciting to unwrap, I beg you.

The ‘I don’t know yet’ type

From a reliable source (my dear friend), I have learned that you can now indicate what you are looking for via an intent function in your bio. That can be a relationship, a one-night stand, or you can indicate that you don’t know yet. In my eyes, that can mean two things: either you are secretly looking for a one-time adventure (but you don’t dare to say it), or you really don’t know, and as far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing so unattractive as a partner who has no idea what to do with life. Thank you, next.