“What the heck? How is this possible?” I said astonished by what I’ve seen in my hand. I can hardly believe it but I saw my parents name across a profile. I checked once more, not a single difference between the names. I mused, why would my parents both download a dating app? Perhaps they’re just playing a game with each other, I thought. But this theory was overthrown by me as soon as I remembere...

I sat in my older sister’s car with the engine idling in front of a red light. Thing had been red for like five minutes. At this rate I wasn’t gonna be home until six, and my mother was making those famous burritos. I really wanted them. I sighed. To pass the time, I switched on the radio. My sister gave me the evil eye but allowed it after I switched to her favourite station.

The radio person wa...

This is absolutely the last dating app I’m trying. I’ve been on three before this one and there wasn’t a single right swipe. Well, that’s not true. There was one, but I was actually trying to flick a piece of shredded cheese that fell off my taco from my screen. That DM was an awkward one. No offense to the guy, but he didn’t even check his profile picture before he posted it. I need a bit classie...

‘Dad?!’ I gasp.

This cannot be happening! I look between my phone and out my window in my car. Here I thought while I have a quiet five minutes in my car before work, I’ll try swiping left and right to find the one - such an innocent thought. This is not what I expected to see at 7.15am on a Monday morning.

Now I know mum and dad have been split for a few months now, but why the hell is he comi...

Party games never end well…

And sometimes you have to get creative when coming up with what you do.

Cameron had a game he really wanted to try, and when I tell you nobody protested, I mean it.

Now, this is why you don’t leave 16 year olds unsupervised.

“Wait! Yo! I have the best idea ever! How about we all get dating apps, like ligit profiles, and we all swipe left on the first 4 people to s...

As I am laying on the couch, my older sister Ashley is cooking something in the kitchen. I can smell the toast being made on the toaster and the fresh small of avocados. Ashley turns to me and requests “Did you download Tinder yet?” I take out my phone and nod as I playfully go through it “Yes like you told me before.” From the corner of my brown eyes, I can smell her lavender scented perfume from...

It doesn’t take me long to find his profile. At the Brew, Sarah hinted that Toby was looking, but I really didn’t think it would be this easy.

The photo is old. He’s wearing a red flannel and fresh hiking boots. Everything about him looks new. Nothing like the Toby I know....

Ah yes, the most infamous place for hookups and flings alike.

Tinder.

At first- and I mean it- at first it was a joke. A silly, harmless joke.

Such a harmless joke turned into a shaking reality.

I am a introverted girl; I like my conversations short and sweet. Also without the public meetup as well- so why not shove all that into online friends?

Sure, you may get a 57 male posing as a 16 ye...

I was tired of being lonely. I always thought that online dating was only for losers and desperate nerds, but I had nothin to lose so I decided that today was the day I would give it a try. I decided I wasn’t going to use the popular apps, like tinder or bumble cause I was worried that one of my classmates might see my profile and everyone would cyber bully me. My best friend Ralph got cyber bulli...

Warning: some swear words appear in this story.

Well, this is awkward, I think to myself. I’ve spent the last half hour answering what felt like endless questions on the latest and greatest dating app. The ink is barely dry on my divorce papers, but I’m not getting any younger. That’s why I’m sitting her being grilled by an app.

What am I interested in?

What activities do I enjoy?

What ...