Twelve Reasons I’m Glad I Swapped Tinder For Pokémon Go
A couple of years ago, when I found myself newly single, fresh out of a long-term relationship, I had no idea what I was supposed to do next. ‘Seriously, get on Tinder,’ a friend told me. ‘That’s the only way to meet people these days.’ ‘Wow, there really is an app for everything,’ I laughed, but she was serious and I was clueless so I signed up. Now, I’m not here to slag off online dating (that’s what my Twitter account is for) but I did not have a great time with it. I met loser after loser, on date after date, with my rape alarm clutched so tightly in my hand it became a part of my person. Here’s the thing about Tinder though: the rare psychos aside, you meet so many cool and interesting people, and until they realise better, they all fancy you. You feel like a sex goddess with all these matches begging to take you out on dates. Suddenly, you’re not trying to find the love of your life anymore; you’re playing a mobile game. You’re trying to see how many matches you can get, how many phone numbers, how many dates… I’m lucky, I made it out of online dating both alive and no longer single – and it inspired my novel, Truth or Date, so I owe a lot to it - but I wouldn’t want to repeat the experience. The recent release of Pokémon Go had made me realise something: I wish this app had been around when I downloaded Tinder, because if you’re addicted to the app (rather than trying to find a soul mate through it) Pokémon Go is a much better habit. Here’s why…
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