Case summary One in ten uses dating apps as a pastime, according to an news survey. Someone news has spoken to believes that check apps create distance and make it more difficult to find a partner. A story that she may have swept away the man of her dreams. More than seven out of ten are on dating apps because they want a long-term relationship. There is a big difference in how women and men use checking apps; men like to match with almost everyone, while women are more selective. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Kevin Johnsen (25) from Mjøndalen has always been single. Since secondary school he has been on Tinder. – I’m there either on my way to and from school or work, or if I’m a bit bored in the evening. He says the sweep rarely leads to anything. It can quickly become a bit of Tinder swiping on the bus, say several people news has spoken to. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news – It’s mostly for entertainment, I would say. But I check bios and the like for the ones I think are interesting. So it is not entirely without thought. Dating as a side project In a study Norstat has done for news, one in ten answered that they only swipe to pass the time and to entertain themselves. When news Nyheter asked on Instagram, several of the followers confirmed exactly that: In addition to being on Tinder, Kevin is occasionally also on Grindr. He says there is a difference in how the two apps are used. – Grindr has become a kind of hooking app. If you want a lie-in, this is where you go. While Tinder is a bit more serious, and since I’m not too keen on one night stands, I often go to Tinder instead. Tinder is entertainment and pastime for many, including Kevin. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news Kevin believes that a good number of us almost subconsciously seek out checking apps in the search for stimuli and endorphin boosts. In addition, he has a feeling that for many people dating has become a kind of side project. – Type: “Now I have nothing better to do, maybe I’ll check around a bit then”. Kevin dares not put too much energy into dating apps. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news Has Kine (26) swiped past the man of her dreams? 26-year-old Kine has been on Tinder for eight years. The way she uses the app has changed over time. Now she mostly uses it as a pastime. – I know it has become a well-known phenomenon that Tinder is not used for the function it was created for. And I may be helping to contribute to this. Why are you/have you been on Tinder or other dating apps? To find love and have a long-term relationship❤️ To have a short-term relationship💏 To get laid💦 To make friends👯 Because it’s a fun pastime🚽 For completely different reasons🔥 To snoop and check the selection👀 I’ve never been on dating apps👴🏻 Show result She thinks people are becoming more discerning now that everything has become so easily available, and that this can lead to swiping away people you could actually work well with. – It may well be that I have swept past the man in my life. He may have been the world’s kindest, coolest and funniest. But how can I see it on an app? It feels so impersonal to swipe through people. Tinder was just sued for ruining love. Read more here: She thinks many people may think that even if they see someone they like, there is probably someone better – if they just keep scrolling. – You see so many people. There are so many fish in the sea. And then it becomes difficult to believe that that fish will be the best fish for me. This will be the fish I want to be with, says Kine. Kine (26) is afraid she is swiping away men she could actually get along with. Photo: Erlend Handeland Tuastad / news Maria (20) wants to see the selection Maria Hårstad Leikvang (20) uses Tinder when she is on the bus, the boat or watching a boring movie. – It’s usually when I have nothing to do, she says. She says it’s exciting to swipe to see what different people are out there. – It’s nicer to look at profiles than to write to them. It’s like less work. Because it takes more time and more brain capacity to formulate good messages. Ingrid (20) also opens Tinder when she is bored. – Occasionally I swipe together with friends who also have a profile, but it’s usually in the evenings when I’m alone and have nothing better to do that I do it. Ingrid (20) has been on Tinder for several months. Photo: Per Kåre-Sandbakk / news Liva (18) has been on dating apps for two years, and has tried out a few different ones. She says dating apps quickly become a kind of pastime where you just sit and swipe a bit when you have a free moment, and that you like to pull it out when you are bored and need entertainment. – It’s a kind of cozy little activity where you can get in touch with people. It’s also nice to just sit and look at profiles to see if there is someone you could get a good tone with. Why are you/have you been on Tinder or other dating apps? To find love and have a long-term relationship❤️ To have a short-term relationship💏 To get laid💦 To make friends👯 Because it’s a fun pastime🚽 For completely different reasons🔥 To snoop and check the selection👀 I’ve never been on dating apps👴🏻 Show result Apps create a distance – Many are initially looking for a partner. But then the app also has great entertainment value. When and how you use it often depends on the situation you are in. Some people can pull it out and raise it up on the TV during a spring, then you swipe together. Line Hatleskog says so. She has written a master’s in how we use Tinder to get to know each other. Line Hatleskog says women swipe yes on a good many fewer than men. Photo: Oskar Rennedal She says that it can give people a confidence boost to swipe and get matches, even if you don’t do anything further with the match. In addition, she believes that many people can forget that there are actual people you are looking at, and that they are looking back at you. – Tinder and other dating apps exist in a slightly different time zone. You can spend as much or as little time as you wish on it, and answer when you wish. There is a big difference in the way women and men use the app, according to Hatleskog: – They have a slightly different approach to swiping. Men like to match with almost anyone, and take the selection process when they see who they have matched with. Women, on the other hand, are more selective. A study of 3,600 Tinder users shows that women on Tinder are more picky than men. Where men swipe right on almost 62 percent of women, but only 4.5 percent of them get a like from the women. 7 out of 10 young Norwegians use or have used checking apps, shows an news survey. Tinder is the world’s most used app for dating and checking. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news There is a bright spot Yes, this can seem very demotivating. One in three actually says that they have lost faith in love after using Tinder and similar dating apps. Julie (26) has told news about exactly that: Kevin recognizes himself. – I don’t necessarily have that much hope for my dating life in general, so I don’t dare put more energy into it than a casual swipe now and then, to save myself from being invested and possibly having my self-image lowered further. But Kevin, Julie and all other divers: There is hope! Because the survey that news has had done shows that more than seven out of ten are on dating apps because they want a long-term relationship. – It would have been nice to meet someone at a party or something, and then keep in touch later, says Kevin. Kevin would rather meet a girlfriend in real life. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news Hi! So nice that you’ve read all the way down here! Do you have a dating or love story that others should hear about? Do you have a tip, or something on your mind after reading this case? Then send us an email! Read more? Take a look at these cases:
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One in ten uses Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps as a pastime – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
