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>as both women and men are encouraged by Tinder to 'just swipe right' and figure out if you're compatible once you match on physical attraction. No one's forci

>as both women and men are encouraged by Tinder to 'just swipe right' and figure out if you're compatible once you match on physical attraction. No one's forcing you to "just swipe right", and if you're getting too many matches (esp. not-so-great ones), a rational person would become more selective with their right-swipes. Most men don't have this problem; they get very few matches. >I get that, as a human, you do tend to see the world as more similar to yourself, but Tinder's user base is 16-34 year olds. I completely disagree. I don't know what the actual proportions are (you'd have to get that data from Tinder), but as an early-40s male, I see absolutely no shortage of women in the 30-50 age range on there. It's not just a service for young people any more.

peterwwillis 11y ago
I mean, it's fine if you disagree... but i'm going by the actual numbers[1]. This[3] shows that the 16-24 group and the 25-34 group take up about 39% and 41% of the user base, respectively. The majority of the remainder is 35-44, with 45-54 taking up 4% and 55-64 taking 1%. Compared to a survey from 2014, it does look like the older crowd's use is growing[2]. Based on my own anecdotal use, I find it useless for real connection, only partly due to its lack of tools to determine a good match. I've had long conversations and had plans to meet up more than once, only to be "ghosted" shortly afterward. The only people i've met from Tinder were looking for a hookup. But mine is just one story[3]. [1] http://www.statista.com/statistics/426066/tinder-age-distribution/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/426066/tinder-age-distrib... [2] http://www.yourtango.com/2014213884/sex-dating-age-group-using-hookup-tinder-app http://www.yourtango.com/2014213884/sex-dating-age-group-usi... [3] http://www.wired.com/2015/05/tinder-users-not-single/ http://www.wired.com/2015/05/tinder-users-not-single/ (discusses the specifics of the survey)

peterwwillis 11y ago

I mean, it's fine if you disagree... but i'm going by the actual numbers[1]. This[3] shows that the 16-24 group and the 25-34 group take up about 39% and 41% of the user base, respectively. The majority of the remainder is 35-44, with 45-54 taking up 4% and 55-64 taking 1%. Compared to a survey from 2014, it does look like the older crowd's use is growing[2]. Based on my own anecdotal use, I find it useless for real connection, only partly due to its lack of tools to determine a good match. I've had long conversations and had plans to meet up more than once, only to be "ghosted" shortly afterward. The only people i've met from Tinder were looking for a hookup. But mine is just one story[3]. [1] http://www.statista.com/statistics/426066/tinder-age-distribution/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/426066/tinder-age-distrib... [2] http://www.yourtango.com/2014213884/sex-dating-age-group-using-hookup-tinder-app http://www.yourtango.com/2014213884/sex-dating-age-group-usi... [3] http://www.wired.com/2015/05/tinder-users-not-single/ http://www.wired.com/2015/05/tinder-users-not-single/ (discusses the specifics of the survey)