Which dating app should you use?

Being single in the online age presents various options on looking for love, relationships or a physical connection through the technology provided to us.

Apps and websites are designed to help look for romantic partners, so let’s narrow down which one is a better fit for you to download.

By Sydney Rose

Q1: What exactly are you looking for on these apps?

A. I want to find the love of my life

B. I’m just looking for a quick one night stand

C. I want to play the field a little bit

D. I just don’t know where else to start dating and meet people

Q2: What details would you like to learn about a person before “swiping right”?

A. I want to scroll through everything, pictures, likes and dislikes, hobbies and maybe even hear their voice

B. All I need is a picture and maybe a name, but it doesn’t even have to be theirs

C. I like scrolling through different profiles and seeing the different interests and bios everyone comes up with

D. I like knowing general facts more than anything like height, zodiac sign, what they do for work and so on

Q3: Once you match with someone, what happens next?

A. I talk a little bit to get to know them more and then move off the app to either texting/ Snapchat/Instagram

B. I really cut to the chase; I’m not the biggest fan of texting and small talk over an app

C. I’ll try to make a joke or introduction line based on something they have in their bio

D. It depends how I’m feeling, I may wait for them to text and make the first move or if I’m feeling bold I’ll do it

Q4: How much effort are you willing to put into your profile?

A. I might enlist some help from my friends to pick out nice photos of myself, fill out all the possible prompts, basically sell myself the best I can

B. I want to focus more on the pictures rather than spend forever on a bio or prompts

C. It depends, sometimes I just want people to focus on the pictures and other times

I want the work I put into designing this profile to be admired

D. I will probably end up changing my profile so often just to make sure it’s perfect and presentable

Q5: What kind of people are you looking to meet on the apps?

A. Other adults near my age who are established in their own lives; my person

B. Just someone who I’m attracted to

C. Someone who I could end up dating or being friends with based on common interests

D. I’m looking for the person I’m going to marry

Q6: How often are you checking these apps?

A. A lot, but I don’t want to seem too desperate on the chatting aspect, so I kind of just spend time lurking

B. Periodically, I don’t want to hyperfocus on it, but I want something like a fun past time, you know, going through and swiping on as well as looking at profiles

C. No time at all, this is more of an ‘I will only download this app for the night and see what comes out of it’ situation

D. I have time to check maybe every day and see if anyone has swiped on me or started a chat

Results

Mostly A’s: You should give Hinge a try. This app is marketed as the dating app that is made to be deleted because you are supposed to find “your person” and it’s made for those dedicated to finding the one. If you are truly dedicated, this app just might work for you and you’ll be thanking this magazine quiz for leading you to meet the love of your life.

Mostly B’s: You should download Tinder. As an app, Tinder can work in any case but works best if you are not looking for something too serious as the features sort of cater towards pictures more than biography and info. Whether it just be for a fun hookup or something long-term, this is for the versatile people out there for sure.

Mostly C’s: You should try a more niche dating app maybe that isn’t as well known as the others to really cater to your experience, whether that be through sexuality-based, religion-based or anything else narrowing the field. There are plenty of apps like Grindr and Her that specify LGBTQ+ relationships and there are web pages like Chrisitan Mingle and J Date for religion-specific preferences. Heck, there is even Farmers Only if you want to get that specific.

Mostly D’s: You should make a profile on Bumble. As a dating app experience goes, Bumble seems catered to giving you more wiggle room in a relationship, and in the case of heterosexuality, the women can send messages first to make it different from other dating apps alike. With Bumble, you have to be dedicated to making the moves early on as the chat will disappear in 24 hours if the person does not see you swipe on them.