Introducing..Marvelous Michael

Famous last words for one hundred, Alex? Okay, so I was matched with this guy on Tinder. After being convinced that most of the people on the site were creepy pedophines, which to some degree is true. I'm up to over 20 matches now, and I've only talked to three of them. Four if you count the creep who asked me if I was DTF. And for that asshole who did send me that, you can fuck off because I'll never be down to fuck with someone like you. You can go shave your back now.
However, there's this one guy. For privacy's sake, let's change his name to Marvelous Michael.
The first thing that he messaged me he said 'since we both wear glasses, does that mean that we're extra cool?' Well, I thought that was clever, so I messaged back. We had a conversation going for a couple of hours, and he didn't ask for anything other than a hug. I thought that was a classy way for a Tinder conversation. He called me intelligent, which is more refreshing then sexy. Very flirty, and I haven't heard from him ever since. Maybe I should message him again, but I don't know. He could be a creepy person hiding behind the iPhone screen for all I know. Yes, we have mutual friends, but he couldn't be real. But it's nice and flattering to think someone out there thinks I'm intelligent and wants to hug me. Even though we never met.
Maybe in some ways, online dating is romanticized based on movies such as You've Got Mail, when Meg Ryan ends with Tom Hanks. Maybe we all believe that it's going to happen. Perhaps it's the reason why some even join  the website to begin with.
And maybe, just maybe, we watched too much Catfish to make us wonder if someone's behind the screen is actually a person, who they say that they are. Thats the thing for online dating. We just never know what we're going to get.
I think that online dating is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
Thoughts?
*Name has been changed to protect privacy.

The Tinder Etiquette

Okay, so you have a match on Tinder. So, now what do you do? Talk to the dude, wait for them to contact you? There's so much openness that it's scary. You don't want to be labeled as creepy, however you don't to miss that opportunity to talk to that stud. 

One of the nice things about talking to virtual strangers on the internet is that you don't know much about them. You don't know about their story, and they don't know much about you. It provokes you to get to thinking about whose behind the screen, and it even provokes you to be more flirty than you would be in real life. Not just in virtual. 

Therefore, you must wonder if this is a good thing, because it eggs you on to take more chances, or a bad thing because you don't know who you're talking to. You don't know if everything that their saying is the actual thing. And that scares the living hell out of me, because I've watched a lot of Catfish episodes. You know the ones that when their online partners don't turn out the way that they thought that they were. Therefore, it provoked several freak outs on my part since this blog started, maybe to the point where this project could end altogether. 

However, back to what this blog entry was supposed to be on. Basically, in the world of the Tinder, one thing and one thing only could be concluded. If you like someone, say hi to them. You don't know them, yes. But it's less awkward because you both are into the virtual world where you talk versus trying to get to know each other. And if someone doesn't turn out the way that you plan? Well, there's always that handy dandy block button.

What Is The Tinder Project?

We've entered a world where everything is online and virtual. We can buy a car or a house, have the entire world at our fingertips, and even connect with other humans via social networking. It's become a social phenomenon to go and actually shop for people that we could want to mate with. Some for hookups, some are for more than hookups. Enter in Tinder.
I've noticed this, and I've wanted to follow it. So, I've decided to make a Tinder, which I did yesterday. I wondered what kind of people are using this app. Are they socially awkward? Are they just looking for someone whose DTF? Are they creeps who live in their parent's basement, who clearly don't know much about the female autonomy.
So, I've decided to find out what kind of people are on Tinder. Do their profiles match up with their personalities? And, I've decided to record my findings into something called the Tinder Project. Which is why I hope that you'll stick around with me in my journey. I'll be blogging daily, for the time being to record my findings, and update you on what's going on with my Tinder life. I'll question the etiquette, and I'll cover what you guys want to cover as well. And, who knows, maybe something will happen. Or not, because this isn't a Nora Ephron movie.