2023-10-23 17:57:25
Oh Good â Your Best Mate Can Now Pick Your Next Tinder Date
Letâs face it, thereâs no greater feeling in the world than spilling the goss on your latest date. Debriefing over a bottle of red, some snacks, a sleepover-style list of your latest crushâs pros and cons, you and your friends can put the world to rights â the good, the bad and the downright disappointing.
We love doing this so much that, according to research conducted on behalf of the dating app Tinder, over 75% of surveyed singles say they discuss their dating life with friends multiple times a month... perhaps thatâs because thereâs a lot to talk about.

Itâs time we got real about dating
Truth is, post-Covid dating sucks. Data collected by the Pew Research Centre found that most single people are finding dating difficult right now â but, weâve been feeling this way for quite some time.
With so many things to look out for, from âSpider Webbingâ to âAnti-Ghostingâ, the opportunities to unwittingly sign up for headfuckery are a-plenty.
As if that wasnât bad enough, dates are expensive and the cost of living crisis is making it hard for singles to budget for dates. Nevertheless, the dating horrors persist and so do we. Why? Because against our better judgment, we just love love.

The problem is, sometimes we canât see the wood for the trees. So, Tinder is doing something about it.
Enter your best mate
Okay. Imagine this. You, dating â but you let your closest pals pick who you spend your precious time and energy on. They know you after all.
Which, if weâre being honest, could mean youâre less likely to go for same old same old (read: bad-for-you-dead-end) and more likely to end up with a pre-approved date with green flags up the wazoo.

Sounds nice â right? And itâs easier than you might think.
Tinder is launching a new âfriend testâ feature, Tinder MatchmakerTM, which means you can let your nearest and dearest asynchronous access Tinder so that they can recommend profiles for your perusal.
Even if your friends donât use dating apps, they can still participate en masse to help you find a lusty fling or spark a long-lasting love affair with the elusive one. And, when you think about it â it actually makes a lot of sense.

âFor years, singles have asked their friends to help find their next match on Tinder, and now weâre making that so easy with Tinder Matchmaker,â says Melissa Hobley, Chief Marketing Officer at Tinder.
âTinder Matchmaker brings your circle of trust into your dating journey and helps you see the possibilities you might be overlooking from the perspective of those closest to you.â
Interested? Hereâs how it works.

A Tinder Matchmaker session can be started directly from a profile card, or within app settings. Users can share their unique link with up to 15 friends in a 24-hour period.
- After following the link, the matchmaker can either log in to Tinder or continue as a guest (after completing an age verification prompt and agreeing to Tinderâs terms as outlined).
- Matchmakers have 24 hours to play Cupid before the session expires, where they can recommend profiles for the Tinder user but wonât be able to chat or send messages on their behalf.
- Once the session expires, Tinder users will have the opportunity to review the profiles their matchmakersâ Like for them. Profiles that received a Like from a matchmaker will be marked as a ârecommendationâ (profiles sent a Nope wonât change).
- The Tinder user still makes the final call on who to Like - but now knows who their friends are rooting for.
So, would you trust your bestie to pick your next date? Or, would you rather chance it on your own?
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