2016/07/07 by Gareth Tyson, Vasile C. Perta, Tyson, Gareth +5
Computer Science · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Marriage and Sexual Relationships #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Social and Information Networks (cs.SI) #cs.SI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1607.01952
arxiv created 2016/07/07 · openalex publication_date 2016/07/07 · arxiv updated 2016/07/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Mobile dating apps have become a popular means to meet potential partners. Although several exist, one recent addition stands out amongst all others. Tinder presents its users with pictures of people geographically nearby, whom they can either like or dislike based on first impressions. If two users like each other, they are allowed to initiate a conversation via the chat feature. In this paper we use a set of curated profiles to explore the behaviour of men and women in Tinder. We reveal differences between the way men and women interact with the app, highlighting the strategies employed. Women attain large numbers of matches rapidly, whilst men only slowly accumulate matches. To expand on our findings, we collect survey data to understand user intentions on Tinder. Most notably, our results indicate that a little effort in grooming profiles, especially for male users, goes a long way in attracting attention.