Hinge

Anyone who’s been in the business of online dating for a while knows that it’s a question of playing the odds. So you’re on Hinge looking for a 27-year-old, higher-educated brunette with a pet goldfish and a penchant for drum and bass…? Hmm, one in a million, buddy. But it can’t hurt to be armed …

Weirdly, Hinge actually began as a desktop application called ‘Secret Agent Cupid’. The aim? Connecting people who had mutual Facebook friends. In 2013, this became Hinge Dating, the app we all now know and (mostly) love. Hinge was DC-focused early, with a launch party there in 2013. Maybe that’s why Pete Buttigieg met his husband …

If you’re reeling trying to maximize the dating app experience – whether it’s because you really want to find someone (either for now or for the long term), or because you’re time-poor and need to get the most you possibly can out of your time on the apps, you might be wondering what time other …

Before we dive into possible reasons you aren’t getting matches on Hinge, I want to make sure you are an experienced Hinge user. I’ve seen guys complaining they get zero matches, only to find their search settings were set to find non-smoking 51-year-olds within a 2-mile radius. No wonder the app was coming up with …

People of all ages date these days. And that’s a good thing. But sometimes, finding the right app for your age group can be tricky. Hinge, the app that’s designed to be deleted, is seen as a little more in-depth than Tinder. Does that mean it is suitable for older users? What age group is …

A lot of dating apps that used to be entirely free now have a paid membership option. Hinge is no exception to this rule. As you will know if you’re a regular reader, I have spent a lot of time explaining how Hinge works.   These days, unfortunately, in order to get unlimited swipes on Hinge …

It’s hard to believe, but sometimes you can get a little burned out on Tinder. Spend enough time swiping but getting no matches, or looking at the same kind of photos (how many people have gone to build a school in Africa anyway?) and you can begin to feel like there are no connections to …

It doesn’t matter how high your self-confidence is, once you’ve gone through a dry period of matches on Hinge, you start reaching for the tinfoil hat and coming up with conspiracy theories. You find yourself asking, does Hinge know how attractive you are? Or worse, does Hinge decide if you’re ugly? Thankfully, you don’t have …

Maybe you’re feeling a bit sick about being back in the dating pool after a relationship. Or after a long, hard year inside. Or, maybe you’re coming back from a bad dating experience…. Or maybe you’re just a bit of a private weirdo…  Whatever your reasoning, you’re asking, ‘Should I use my real name on …

Since you’ve found your way to this article I can only imagine that you’re over 50 and likely new to dating apps. Welcome! They can be a little daunting for any age group, so it’s only natural to want a bit of background info. Maybe you’ve recently come out of a long-term relationship, or perhaps …