Someday soon you might be able to undo your Tinder mistakes

So.... I've been actively tindering.  I am swiping like a maniac.  More often left than right.  For those of you who aren't hip to the world of tinder, tinder is a dating app that I've mentioned on this blog before.  According to Wikipedia (my go-to... even with it's issues), Tinder is...

"a matchmaking mobile app^.  Using GPS technology, users can set a specific radius, and they will have the option to match with anyone that is within that distance.  Although the app has been a success, Tinder has been criticized extensively for its "appearance based match-making process", which many have labelled shallow, superficial and vain^"

The general perception of Tinder is that it is a hookup app.  It's all based on a couple of pictures and a very short profile paragraph.  Tinder is GPS enabled and matches you based geolocation of your desired matches.  Tinder does not match you based on hundreds of questions like some of the other dating websites (ahem... eharmony).  Instead, Tinder gives you three options: Distance (anywhere between 1 and 100 miles, your age preferences, and finally what sex you are looking for (male, female or both).  And it's all very superficial, but it doesn't claim to be anything else - and I'm totally ok with that!

All of that brings me roundabout to my real issues here!  Going through Tinder when you have a spare moment - waiting for the bus, waiting for a meeting to start, or swiping to keep you awake during said meeting.  All that swiping can lead to a bad case of "swipe too much"  and you can get going on a roll and accidentally swipe left when you meant right, or right when you meant left!  And there is absolutely no undo option or search option to find that person again.

In fact, if there a hot guy and you accidentally swipe left saying you aren't interested, that person is lost forever (or until the randomness of Tinder brings him up again when you hit that magic combination of having similar GPS location and you are actively swiping).  There is no way to search a user name or anything.  They are just.... gone.

MAYBE!!!

Turns out that Tinder is looking at developing a paid user tier (of course, it is a money making venture after all).  Tinder has told TechCrunch that they are looking into an upgraded service that would include an "undo" feature.  You would be able to revisit your swiping choices!  No more details are available, but it might be a useful feature for many of us who become too swipe happy and end up saying no when we really meant yes!