Tinder, the app gamifying millions of people’s love lives to the detriment of absolutely no one, is introducing a “blind date” feature in an attempt to appeal to Gen Z’s apparent interest in “old school” dating trends. Their words, not ours.
Curious romance seekers can now click the app’s “Explore” tab and select the “Fast Chat” feature, which then prompts users to answer a series of icebreaker questions. Tinder then matches people up based on their answers, at which time they’re enter into a “timed chat” round and are given questions like “I put ketchup on [blank]” and “It’s OK to wear a shirt [blank] times before washing.” If both respective parties like what the other douses in ketchup / their laundry routines / etc..., they are matched, and only then able to see each other’s profiles and photos.
