Total reciprocated matches: 85/100
Total messages: 52
Age breakdown:
- ages 21-23: 38%
- ages 24-26: 29%
- ages 27-30: 25%
- ages 31-33: 6%
- ages 34-35: 2%
My Conclusions
This experiment really opened my eyes to a lot of things. Internet dating/hookups are a whole new world to me, and I doubt I'll ever partake in the scene again — I'm in a happy relationship, and I encountered far too many incorrect uses of "your" to ever feel comfortable picking a potential partner online. Despite my reservations about the entire concept, however, the guys on Tinder surprised me. More men flocked to a bare-faced girl than a heavily made-up one, yet they seemed most aggressively interested in a face adorned with average levels of makeup. Their language seemed to reflect what they thought of the woman behind the makeup, treating my bare-faced account as a friend before a hookup. While it's unfortunate to me that many of these men treated a woman as more sexualized because of her cosmetics, their cordiality in most of the messages was refreshing. While the negative standouts among these Tinder dudes seemed to possess an antiquated mind-set that a woman's makeup/clothing reflects her sexual willingness, most of the other guys seemed as respectable in their pursuit of a date as one can, given that the app exists to judge based on appearances.
