Jasmine Anderson, 21, relaxes in her Towson apartment. Anderson, who is an active user on the Tinder dating app, shared how finding relationships online is slowly becoming the new normal.
Today, dating app usage has become more prevelant, with increasing numbers of people finding love online. In fact, according to a 2017 Statista report, young adults, ages 18 to 29, stand as the largest group on technological match services.
As someone unfamiliar with dating apps, I found myself constantly asking questions whenever someone I knew mentioned having using the apps. I often found that those who didn’t come out of technological dating experiences with a relationship often at least gained great stories to tell.
Swipe Right consists of those stories.
For today’s episode, I got the chance to talk to Jasmine Anderson, a transfer student in the biology program at Towson University. She opened up to me about her Tinder experiences, sharing her thoughts on why people should join, who should make the first move, and how dating apps will be used in the future. Here’s what Anderson had to say: