Tinder Is Causing Women To Overestimate Themselves

I conducted a Tinder experiment to prove a point

My fake Tinder profile “Sarah”

A few years ago, I decided to conduct a little experiment with Tinder. And the results I received changed my view of online dating forever.

I created an account on Tinder using a spare email address.

I chose my gender: female.

I chose her name: Sarah.

And I uploaded one photo: A view from my old workplace in Melbourne, Australia.

And that was it. I didn’t write a description. I didn’t write about her hobbies. Or her favourite bands. I put no effort whatsoever into her dating profile.

And these were the results:

Yes, I made this in MS paint.

I set up the profile, left it for one hour, only to find I had already received over 100 likes. I started swiping right, and got a match every single time.

Surprisingly, many of these men seemed to be normal, or even attractive. Some were doctors. Some were wearing business suits. Some of them looked like models. And I was matching with all of them.