Looking for love or just looking for a hookup? Either way, is it okay to use Tinder as your source? With 10 million active users, Tinder gets the reputation as the “hookup app.” A study was done on 395 young adults ranging from ages 18 to 34. When asked about what they thought Tinder was for, 51.5 percent said they believed Tinder was designed for hooking up, 33.5 percent said dating, and 15 percent meeting people.
How do Cabrini students feel about this?
“I think Tinder is mainly used for hookups but can turn into relationships,” Brittany Yates, a sophomore education major, said.
“Personally I would tell my guy friends that I met my girlfriend on Tinder,” Luis Reyes, a criminology and Spanish major, said. “From a guys perspective, that does not bother me.”
“I met my boyfriend on Tinder, but I knew him because he is friends with my older brother,” Kailey Currao, a secondary education major, said. “Because we had that connection, I trusted him more.”
One of the issues with Tinder that has come up in studies is that millennials do not want to tell their parents they met on Tinder. Millennials feel embarrassed about this and when their parents were their age, they did not have the abilities of the internet. The internet now connects people in new ways so there is more online dating. Trust is another reason some parents may want their child to stay away from online dating sites like Tinder.
“My mom would be very mad if I told her I met a guy on Tinder,” Deja Gillis, sophomore exercise science major, said. “She would be highly concerned about my safety and would not allow it.”
“I personally would tell my parents because I would want to see their reaction.” Kim Bengi, an undeclared sophomore, said.
Meeting a guy on Tinder that you really like either by accident or on purpose does happen. Does it change anything from when you go from a millennial finding a significant other on Tinder to a parent? Other dating apps such as Bumble or eharmony tend to be more acceptable for people to talk about. As soon as the word Tinder comes in, people tend to think you are in it just for sex.
“Actually, both of my parents have Tinder,” Tori Kasper, a senior education major, said. “Honestly it’s weird because you never know what someone’s intentions are. They could be saying there someone and be someone completely different. I feel like we live in a generation where that’s known so we’re more cautious but knowing my parents are not as technology inclined it makes me nervous that people are just out there to use them. In the end I want them to be happy.”
Online dating has been on the rise and a research has shown that 15 percent of American adults have used online dating. Online dating has grown in the ages of 25 year olds and late 50s to 60s in the last year. Out of all the people that use online dating only one third actually go on a date.
