Giving up Tinder for Lent: the struggle was real

So as you can imagine, for me, the ingenious invention that is the popular social media dating app Tinder was an absolute godsend.

I have been an avid user of the app for a couple of years now and I have few complaints.

I have dated tradesmen, doctors, nurses, farmers, students and office workers and even made a few friends that I hope to keep in my life for many years to come.

But I’m a busy woman and my one issue with Tinder is that it can be addictive and time consuming.

There is an ego boost with every match, a tingle of excitement with every new message, and a thrill of adrenaline with every first date that keeps you prowling the site late at night looking for a rush.

The next few days were touch and go, I had a blazing row with a tinder match that led to us going our separate ways and another tinder buddy moved to Dublin

So, in the spirit of Lent, I decided to delete Tinder from my phone and forgo online dating for 40 days and 40 nights.

It started apprehensively. Pancake Tuesday was spent feverishly swiping left and right hoping to make a few matches and quickly progress to WhatsApp before having to abstain from the almost endless supply of men available at the touch of a button. Continue reading →