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own profile is created from your
have any solutions to share or even
Facebook pictures, your interests
good advice. I do, however, regularly
as registered on Facebook and
receive such in handy – and often
your friends list. If you and your
rhyming – snippets from my male co-
prospective new acquaintance have
founder, of course I consistently ignore
a common friend on FB this will be
them! This is an area best explored
shown when clicking the respective
by making your own experiences. As
profile. A swipe to the right indicates
a single lady in a big city I have some
interest in a profile, swiping to the
crazy stories to tell – some good,
left will discard a suggestion. If
some bad – all of them of course have
someone in whom you are interested
a digital aspect.
reciprocates, a chat window opens
I am writing these lines on a cold
and you can start discussing your
January Sunday sitting in an old,
common interests.
dusky pink chair in a small Café in
I often find myself declaring an interest
the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin.
in a guy whose picture I might just
Exactly one week ago I stopped in
find mildly interesting because I really
here for a coffee-to-go on my way to
want to know who the two friends we
a memorable Tinder date!
share might be. And then I visualize
Tinder is a dating app and an exceptionally well named one at that. It helps you make new acquaintances and initiate flirts. The app uses GPS to track your location and will then show you men (or women) within a radius of x kilometres (the distance can be set in your profile). Your
him based on this information: is he a member of a certain political party because our mutual friends all have to do with politics; is he from the world of fashion because our mutual friends are models; is he a foodie because we both know this food blogger from Berlin… Tinder
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