Tinder ‘Moments’ makes flirting even easier

MANILA, Philippines – Ice breakers and opening lines can be tough both in the real world and online. That’s why dating app Tinder has received a considerable amount of success. 

The gesture based, social discovery app serves up a list of cards for users to choose from, swipe to the right for a yeah and to the left for a nay. Only matches can message each other – so users immediately chat on the assumption of a common liking for one another. Easier? Definitely.  

A recent update called Moments however takes Tinder a step forward, bringing a form of ephemeral messaging that aims to make it even easier to start a conversation with a match. 

Taking a cue from the Snapchat playbook, Moments allows you to post photos that are only visible to your matches – all your matches not just one in case you were considering the sexting possibilities. The best part is that photos automatically self-destruct within a 24 hour period so you don’t have to worry about the slightly embarrassing party photos you took the night before.

The Tinder Team says the feature is meant to, “give matches a glimpse into each others lives,” and to create the “perfect excuse to say more than just hello.” 

You can have fun with the new feature by adding text, drawing doodles, and adding filters to your photos. It’s time to get those creative juices flowing and add a witty caption, a cute doodle, or find the most flattering filter. It’s also a perfect way of not taking yourself too seriously. 

Just like how matches are made users can swipe right to like or to the left to pass. A new tab has also been added to monitor activity on your moments and on those you’ve matched with.

Just like the role they’ve served on Facebook, Likes are very much one of the best flirting tools of this generation. So go ahead take and share a moment. Who knows? That cutie just might just finally say “Hi.” – Rappler.com