1. The amount of matches you have directly correlates with your value as a human being. For some people, matches shall serve no other purpose.

2. If a match is made, the less attractive person shall be responsible for commencing communication.

3. If you come across an exceptionally attractive person on Tinder, they are most definitely just traveling through town. There are no exceptions to this rule.

4. If you are the kind of person who goes on many first Tinder dates, DON'T USE THE SAME LOCATION EVERY TIME BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL RUN INTO RECENT FORMER DATES WHILE ON OTHER TINDER DATES AND EVERYONE WILL KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND IT IS SO SUPER AWKWARD JUST TRUST ME ON THIS.

5. Everyone knows that a first Tinder date is supposed to last 45 to 60 minutes. If the person tries to end the date before 45 minutes have passed, you are not doing well.

6. You know that "hi" is a lame first thing to say via Tinder. You will say this or a variation of it anyway. You will feel creepy and awkward about it every time.

7. Be leery of anyone who has only one picture on Tinder.

8. If the person's first picture has one attractive person and one unattractive person in it, the person you are swiping is the latter.

9. If you start dating someone from Tinder, you'll feel inclined to tell people that you met in some other way even though Tinder is socially acceptable and every single person in the world uses it.

10. If you ever accidentally swipe left, prepare to feel unsettled for the remainder of the day.

11. When Tinder tells you that there is no one new around, this is a lie. Tinder is lying to you. Tinder doesn't want you to find love or happiness.

12. When you come across someone you previously dated and who you don't want to date again but you are curious to know whether they want to date you again, Tinder suddenly becomes a game of Russian Roulette where nobody can win.

13. There are few more intimidating moments than when you have to walk into a coffee shop, scan the place, and hope to God you have just waved at the right person and not to someone who just looks like the pictures of your Tinder date.

14. There shall be a disturbing number of people on Tinder who post pictures of what appears to be him/her with his/her spouse.

15. You shall choose two acceptable age ranges: the one you set in your preferences with Tinder and the one you feel when reality hits and you are suddenly presented with a person who is ten years from your own age.

16. Consider not allowing push notifications. It can be really awkward when your phone, while sitting on a table in front of others, informs you that you have a Tinder match. Especially if you're on a Tinder date.

17. Somehow nobody is the height you think they are going to be from looking at their Tinder pictures. There are no exceptions to this rule either.

18. How interesting the person is via text is actually not a terrible indication of how interesting they are going to be in person. This works both ways.

19. You will feel like you did something wrong if you come across a family member on Tinder, no matter which way you swipe.

20. How cute the dog is in their picture is a bad reason to swipe right on someone. It should be a factor. But not the exclusive reason.

21. Once you've Tindered for about a year, everyone in your city will start to look familiar, although you won't know why.

22. Everyone in the coffee shop knows you're on a Tinder date. You kind of just have to accept this and move on.

23. When you pass your number to someone through Tinder and they text you, it is ALWAYS funny to respond, "WHO IS THIS HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER?!?!"

24. The window to start a conversation with a Tinder match is about three days. After that it just starts to get weird. It's like saying hello to the person next to you on a flight seven hours in.

25. Saying goodbye at the end of a Tinder date is always confusing and weird and nobody knows what to do.

~It Just Gets Stranger