Tinder

Today, meeting new people and making meaningful connections isn't as easy as it used to be. Balancing work, time with friends and family, and hobbies can be a juggling act. So, more and more people are using lifestyle apps to find love and friendship. Tinder is one of the most popular lifestyle apps and makes dating and making new friends convenient and easy.

Released in 2012, Tinder spawned the phrase "swiping right or left," which you've undoubtedly heard in everyday conversation or seen on social media. With Tinder, you have access to thousands of profiles at your fingertips. Each of these profiles represents a potential new friend or partner -- whatever you are searching for.

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The concept of Tinder is pretty straightforward. You create your profile, selecting some of your favorite pictures of yourself and filling in your general bio. You'll want to put things like your interests, hobbies, and values. The information in your profile is all that other app users will learn about you before deciding if they want to get to know you better. So, you'll want to take the opportunity to show off your personality and sense of humor.

"Find a new friend or partner -- whatever you are searching for."

In addition to filling out your profile, you'll set your personal preferences for the types of people you're interested in meeting. You can set your preferences for gender, age range, and distance from your area. Once you've done so, you can start browsing through the profiles that fit your criteria. If you are interested in someone, you swipe right. If you're not interested, you swipe left. If you swipe right on anyone who also swiped right on your profile, both of you will have the opportunity to start a conversation. Where things go from there is up to you! If you do end up hitting it off with one of your matches and decide to plan a date, you can use Tinder's Noonlight feature to find a suitable chaperone to bring along.

Tinder also comes with an option to upgrade to Tinder Gold, which offers several added benefits and features. For one thing, you get an unlimited amount of likes, as opposed to the 120 for every 12 hours that you get as a free user. You'll also be able to see the profiles of everyone who has swiped right on you, which can be a huge timesaver. If you really want to get someone's attention as a Tinder Gold member, you can use one of your five daily Super Likes. That way, the other party will be alerted to your interest.

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