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Opinion | The dating apps work! You’re just using them wrong

By Paige Wasserman, Senior Staff Columnist • March 28, 2023

How to find a boo with the help of Hinge or Bumble.

Opinion | Why I married a man from Tinder

By Jessica Snyder, Senior Staff Columnist • February 13, 2023

When I was little, I made up my mind that I would never get married or have children. Currently, I’ve been married to my husband, Joe, for a month and we’ve committed to adopting two fur babies, Queso and Cash, who have lived in our apartment for less than a week. While my past self might be pleasantly surprised, I don’t think she would be any less confused that I decided to get married, like most of you readers.

Guns, virginity and nude requests: Students recount their Tinder horror stories

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor • February 7, 2023

From handguns during sex to asking for nudes while mourning a grandfather, The Pitt News found three of the most outrageous Tinder stories from students on campus.

Pitt students hesitant to pursue unvaccinated dates

By Grace Hemcher, Staff Writer • February 9, 2022

What most students will tell you, like senior applied developmental psychology major Rachael Stowe, is that they are not interested in continuing a conversation after learning that someone is unvaccinated on dating apps.

Opinion | My top 10 Tinder messages: cringey, creative and comical

By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor • February 12, 2020

All messages are 100% real and from my own personal Tinder interactions.

Oakland Outlook: Finding love on TinderU

By Megan Williams, Staff Writer • November 7, 2019

It’s strange to me that so many of us Pitt students look for love while in college. The very natures of each contradict, love and college, as the former portends permanence and the latter is itself a liminal space, something from which we (are intended to) move on.

Opinion | Tinder: 1 star

By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist • February 20, 2019

With social media, love is not quite as romantic. Technology has seemingly transformed dating into a game of swiping left and right.

Grind your own business: a horror story

By Jack Shelly / Staff Writer • February 12, 2016

I once went on a job interview that was advertised on a gay sex app. That might sound strange, especially if you’re not familiar with a little app called Grindr. But hear me out. Much more than the...