Dating During Coronavirus on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Plenty of Fish!

Dating During Coronavirus on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Plenty of Fish!

Read any strange and unusual news lately? Well I did! Did you know that even though everyone was supposed to be shelter-in-place,  dating apps; like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, POF (Plenty of Fish) and many other dating sites have seen an increase in usage during coronavirus shelter in place.

Since people are spending more time at home, they have been increasing their activity on dating apps.

In fact, video and audio dating is surging and Plenty of Fish has launched a new feature called “LIVE”. This feature has seen a surge in use with the coronavirus outbreak. Users in Washington, New York and California are now able to live-stream with friends and potential matches.

But is dating online right for you? Many people prefer to meet people in real life. If you believe the “real” image is everything, do you really want to chance doing a FaceTime date without your best face forward. I mean with all the beauty salons still being on lockdown, are you ready to put your “real-face (the one without the beauty parlor tricks)” forward?

What about those “health warnings?” Health officials have warned that doing things like kissing and hugging could pose a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus, so what are you going to do, say after your third FaceTime date, and  you, two, want to meet?

Not to mention, how are you ever going to know about the guy’s or lady’s eating habits? You know what I mean. Remember when you were on a dinner date with  that guy, who farted at the table? You quickly deleted his number. Bet you don’t want to experience that again.

Should you set up a dinner date, online, from each of your prospected homes and film it to see, how he holds his fork? Or if she slurps her soup?
Hmmm? Something to think about.

Well, relationship experts say if you are going to do the online dating thing. It’s better to really get to know someone over text, first, before you schedule that “meet cute” one of a kind boy meets girl for that first live in person date.

Oh, by the way the relationship experts also say you should wait, and really get to know the person before you meet up.  One relationship expert said to do at least one month, of texting back and forth, before you meet up.   And then there’s that 90-day rule thing. (You know that 90-day rule thing… explained here).

“The 90-day rule refers to when a person waits 90 days in a new relationship to have sex. Usually, it refers to the woman waiting 90 days, but it can apply to anyone.”

Come to think of it, I’ve been told by a couple of my best friends forever, they’ve actually had good luck with the 90-day rule thing. In fact, a couple of them have informed me that’s there has been a few books written about that 90-day rule thing, and if you follow it, it works.

Hmmm… Something to think about. Well, there you have it.  On-line dating it’s the new trending “in-thing to do” and it comes a long with a friend, virtual dating. Wow how times have changed!