Dating app lincoln nebraska

Remember that nauseous feeling you’d get walking up to your crush?

The shaky palm sweat that couldn’t be wiped away and that awful moment you hoped your voice wouldn’t crack, when you asked, “Do you want to go out?”

That feeling is becoming a thing of the past with the rise in online dating.

Tinder, an app available on both Android and iOS, is a part of the increase in Internet love. This app-only dating platform allows all kinds of people to hookup, date or meet friends.

Tinder connects users through your Facebook account information, using your first name, age and up to four photos you can choose yourself. When someone views a profile, he or she can see shared friends and interests.

Junior elementary education major Gina Vercellino describes herself as “old fashioned,” but used the app for about a month last March hoping to meet somebody. She said she felt comfortable to try Tinder because it used the Facebook information.

“It made me feel better if we had mutual friends, because then I was like, OK, maybe it’s somebody I know, and so maybe they’re not a total weirdo,” Vercellino said.

Tinder users also can see how far away other users are and when they were last active, to narrow down results.

The photos of each user appear one after the other — swipe the photo to the left for rejection and right for attraction. Then repeat.

“It was cool to see if you could get a match with a girl you thought was attractive and to see if she felt the same way as you,” junior construction engineering major Mark Shockley said. “Sometimes, it’d surprise you to see who liked you back when its someone you thought to be ‘out of your league.’”

Tinder’s popularity may be because users are matched only with other users who have shown interest as well. Other online dating sites, such as OKCupid and Plenty of Fish, let members message anyone on their websites.

“People would always message me and say ‘What’s up?’ and it’s just like, what do I say to that? Like, think of something better to say, then, ‘What’s up?’” Vercellino said.

Kendrik Dalia, a sophomore business major, heard of Tinder from his fraternity brothers and started Tinder two weeks ago after a relationship ended. Dalia said Tinder isn’t for him. He said people who struggle talking face to face would appreciate the app.

“I can’t speak for everyone, but you can’t start a relationship on Tinder,” Dalia said.

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