Part of the reason for Tinder’s success, other than the fact that there are single people with needs, is the anonymity it provides.

You’re never going to know if I swiped no on your profile and we didn’t match, and you’re certainly never going to know if I took a screenshot of your profile and sent it to the WhatsApp group.

I did.

But one thing you can find out, via a little loophole of sorts, is worth taking a look at. The Verge reports:

Here’s how it works. You just go back to your hometown on a routine trip to visit your parents, siblings, and whichever parking lots are emotionally significant to you. While you’re there, leave the Discover setting on your Tinder app turned on. Do not turn it off! This step is pretty easy because you don’t even have to remember to do anything; the setting is on by default.

Then, when you get back to whatever city you actually live in now, and start swiping, you’ll see a healthy mix of people in your general proximity… and the profiles of anyone who swiped right on you while you were in your hometown. Tinder doesn’t pull any new people from the old location, but it has to show you the right-swipers, even if you don’t return to the app for days or weeks after you go back to your usual adult life somewhere else. It’s not a bug, just a loophole I exploit to feel momentary highs of petty vindication.

So if you visit a new location, whether it’s your hometown or a weekend away somewhere strange, Tinder has to show you who digged your vibe and was keen for a match.

Make of that information what you will, and I’ll continue taking screenshots.

Wow, you like coffee and wine and animals? You’re wild.

[source:theverge]