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Why you aren't Mr. Right (swipe)

"Haven't you tried Tinder?" "Tinder is a lop-sided game, man. It is for the ladies. After weeks without matching I uninstalled" This is not a washroom conversation. Wait! It could be a washroom conversation, one cubicle to the other. Nevertheless the conversation is a common one amongst men. I was tempted to add an adjective in the previous sentence and end it as "amongst 'eligible' men but Tinder offers no such restrictions. So it is just men and it seems to rarely work for them. I am on Tinder and I've known other men and women who have been on Tinder. Quite frankly, the stories of people on and off Tinder are fascinating to say the least. Dating in an Indian context is confusing enough. If you bring in dignity into the mix and make tall presumptions then the complexity has just gone up several notches. Let me explain what I mean. To put it simply Tinder has a reputation. It is assumed that the app is primarily for people trying to get s...