Tinder is stupid. It’s making you mad and giving you HPV. Here are a few more apps that help you find love (or least get you laid).
This app is best for cautious daters who don’t really want to admit that they have to use the Internet to get laid and find love. Hinge uses the same swipe system as Tinder, but the net is smaller and it targets only friends of friends or people connected in your Facebook account. Hinge is like that friend who tries to set you up because “you guys would totally get along, you both love beer” or whatever.
Happn was invented in Paris, France, by some old gorgeous French guy who was wandering around his beautiful, romantic city smoking his rolled tobacco thinking about how many people miss the love of their life because of the fast-paced rush and introverted way we all go about our days. No one talks to strangers anymore, because that’s dangerous. Just look at your phone and find relationships. Duh. So, Mr. French invented a dating app called HAPPN, which matches you up with people based on geographical location, common interests and daily routine. So, that pretty girl that’s on your train ride to work that you do not notice because you are too busy flicking through Tinder on your phone, will be introduced to you on HAPPN. He basically had the bring the concept of being social with your surroundings down to the phone, so that we would all look up and open our eyes.
This group dating app is great for the anti-social or for those of you who are looking to go and date outside of the friends you already have. The app sets up a date between two people – using the information like age, education, job, interests, lifestyle – then, those two users invite two friends to accompany them on the date. No one involved gets to see the photos of the people who the original couple are bringing along, so it’s the closest to blind group dating you will get. The app requires everyone put down $20 for the date reservation to avoid petty complications and Grouper picks up the tab on the first round of drinks.
This is the non-online dating app. So, HowAboutWe let’s you login and suggest something to do like, “How about grab a six pack and go chase some crows?” Then, you wait to see who responds and go do that thing you both suggested. Like most dating sites that were grown out of the desktop interface and not the app, they require a paid account is actually make the service worth it. (For example, you can not read the messages in your inbox without a paid account, so what’s the point?) I’m sure this site is riddled with morons who are fucking around, but I also think it’s a pretty tame way to gather a collection of dating stories.
3nder looks just like Tinder, but it’s for people looking for threesomes. This is probably the easiest and best screening process for bringing that guest star into your sex life.
