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Post by Tiarnán on May 26, 2014 10:50:34 GMT -5
There we are.
So which are yoooou a member of?
I've got Grindr which is the most horrific thing in the world but is also horribly addictive, Hornet and Tinder, plus an account on POF as well as one on a site called 'Squirt'. (lol!) Yet to venture into the world of Scruff but we'll see what happens if the hot guys continue to run out.
Post cringeworthy tales, pictures, screenshots and the rest here. Woop.
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Post by Brandon on May 26, 2014 10:56:09 GMT -5
I'm a Grindr veteran, but I haven't used any of the others. Do you find that the selection of guys is actually different for each app, or is just all the same people? Squirt sounds promising.  |
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Post by Tiarnán on May 26, 2014 10:56:55 GMT -5
Random things off the top of my head... There's a bus driver who recognised me off of Grindr and who worked the route I regularly take into town for work and university. Made for some awkward moments. Thankfully I haven't seen him in ages so maybe he's reassigned. There are people who know me from work which can go either way cause once in a lifetime they're actually cute. Other times they'll say, 'Hey, I saw you in your butcher apron today' and I'll be like, 'No you didn't'. Also scary. There's an old university lecturer (I think he got fired for indecency after my second year) who is always online around the uni itself. A 'daddy' looking for a 'son'. Ummmm... Oh and lol this is from ages ago but I found it when I was looking for that screenshot in the other thread:     I think he took a hint in the end. |
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Post by Tiarnán on May 26, 2014 11:00:53 GMT -5
I'm a Grindr veteran, but I haven't used any of the others. Do you find that the selection of guys is actually different for each app, or is just all the same people? Squirt sounds promising. I got Hornet in Denmark cause someone told me it would produce better results. Less people with a slight variation but not really. It's interesting because rather than being confined to people close to you it does use GPS and locate guys within your area but you can also search beyond that and choose random cities to have a nosey in. In fairness to Hornet, it's produced one guy I'd keep in contact with IRL and call a friend, in contrast to Grindr's 0. Tinder is different, it's not exclusively a gay app and you can change your settings to check out girls or straight guys if you so wish, or gay guys if you're straight. As a result there are a good number of closeted and/or curious straight guys who pop up on there that wouldn't for the life of them ever use Grindr. Squirt is diiiiirty. I think it's original purpose was cruising. It's a sex app and makes no bones about that, but you get much creepier guys more regularly because of that. |
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Post by Brandon on May 26, 2014 11:10:27 GMT -5
Oh, I might need to dip into the waters of Tinder then. Bi-curious guys are my specialty. Here's a look at a typical Grindr encounter for me: |
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Post by Brandon on May 26, 2014 11:14:27 GMT -5
There are people who know me from work which can go either way cause once in a lifetime they're actually cute. Other times they'll say, 'Hey, I saw you in your butcher apron today' and I'll be like, 'No you didn't'. Also scary. Haha, that is the worst. One time I was at work and I made eye contact with a guy I'd ignored. He was cute, but his bio was super obnoxious and condescending. I hid until he was gone. There's an old university lecturer (I think he got fired for indecency after my second year) who is always online around the uni itself. A 'daddy' looking for a 'son'. Ummmm... A professor and a daddy?  |
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Post by Tiarnán on May 26, 2014 11:53:14 GMT -5
Yeah, it's great when they're actually nice; I ended up sitting beside one in the library last week and didn't notice it was him till he said my name. But you're right, it's the absolute worst when they say that they've seen you and then all of a sudden they're everywhere and you have to duck away every time they show up.
And it sounds awesome in theory, but not when you've seen the guy in person (or seen his pic - I'll try to find him next time I'm down there mwahaha).
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Post by Mutant Couch on May 26, 2014 11:53:37 GMT -5
 Is Tinder the same as Grindr as far as showing you everyone within 50 or so yards of you? I'm not sure I can deal with that. It's bad enough I ran across my uncle's profile somewhere. It was horrible. |
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Post by Tiarnán on May 26, 2014 12:04:20 GMT -5
Hahaha I think I accidentally liked my sister's profile on Tinder when I was flicking through it without paying attention so uncle isn't soooo bad.  On Grindr you can't change the distance setting and there's no swipey concept. It basically gives you a certain amount (I can't remember the number) of guys within a certain distance of you on the screen at once, then you can select who you want to talk to. |
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Post by Mutant Couch on May 26, 2014 12:10:51 GMT -5
I might give Tinder a go. I'm still not crazy about needing a Facebook connection though.
The sister thing is awful. Sorry.
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Post by Brandon on May 26, 2014 12:38:55 GMT -5
I might give Tinder a go. I'm still not crazy about needing a Facebook connection though. Mal just convinced me to give Tinder a go. Linking it with Facebook is what made me apprehensive as well, but it doesn't post anything to your profile, just uses your photos and shows you if you have any friends in common with the people who pop up. All of my matches were like 70-100 miles away though even though I set it to only show me people within a 20 mile radius. There was an overabundance of Lana gays on there. |
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Post by Tiarnán on May 26, 2014 13:36:28 GMT -5
That'll be them liking you and you returning it, their distances must be fairer. Tinder is funny cause it's so superficial. One swipe and they're erased from your world forever.
I have a date with a cute grindr guy this week. Nervous because I still have feelings for the last person but he seems nice.
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Post by Mutant Couch on May 28, 2014 22:58:18 GMT -5
Are you stuck with the profile pic you're using for Facebook as the one for Tinder? I can't be bothered to change my lovely profile pic just to get laid.
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Post by Tiarnán on May 29, 2014 2:50:58 GMT -5
No ha.
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Post by Mutant Couch on May 30, 2014 11:59:34 GMT -5
You guys didn't tell me I had to like people in order for them to contact me. I wasn't expecting loads of contact, but not having a single old guy try it out was becoming depressing.
Pretend I'm your Nan you're trying to setup an account for. Is there anything else I need to know?
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