Relationships Talk

• Tinder released its first-ever “Year in Swipe,” an overview of 2018 trends the dating app gleaned from its users.
• The data revealed that women’s top match preference were people with the tag “engineer,” while men’s top match preference were people with the tag “adventurer.”
• These findings can help Tinder users build more unique dating profiles, Dr. Darcy Sterling, Tinder’s dating and relationship trend expert, told INSIDER.

Since Tinder’s launch in 2012, more than 20 billion matches have been made. So it’s no wonder the company has gained insights into our dating preferences. As a result, Tinder just unveiled its “Year in Swipe,” a look into how people used the dating app throughout 2018.

“The data will help inform what’s working for Tinder users and will also provide insight on how to be unique and stand out from the crowd,” Dr. Darcy Sterling, Tinder’s dating and relationship trend expert told INSIDER.

Women’s top picks were people with the tag “engineer,” while men preferred people with the tag “adventurer”

In 2018, Tinder released its Top Picks feature, which allows premium users the ability to sort potential matches using tags, according to Tech Crunch. For its Year in Swipe, Tinder analyzed the data and found women were most likely to use the tag “engineer” to find potential mates, while men most often sorted using the “adventurer” tag.

Also read: We found love on Tinder, here’s how you can too

The second top tag preference for women was a three-way tie, with the tags “athlete,” “model,” and “lifesaver.” For men, “lifesaver,” “model,” and “doctor” followed after the top “adventurer” tag, respectively.

“Fun” was the most used term in Tinder users’ bios

In addition to analyzing what users were looking for in a match, Tinder also delved into the ways users portrayed themselves in their own dating profiles. They found that the word “fun” appeared most in people’s bios, with the words “travel,” “food,” “drink,” “adventure,” and “sarcasm” trailing closely behind.

According to Sterling, this finding suggests a shift in dating culture.

Also read: Five science-backed tips to double your Tinder matches

“Young millennials are enjoying the adventures in dating and are not settling down just to settle down, but rather, they’re learning about themselves and what they want,” she told INSIDER, adding that the word “fun” portrays that sense of independence and adventure when used in a person’s profile.

The most popular swipe time is 9 p.m. on Monday

When it came to putting their profiles to work, Tinder users were most likely to use the app at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Mondays. Sterling said she was not at all surprised by this finding, since “using Tinder takes people away from focusing on what they don’t want and it helps them focus on what they do want.”

August was the top month for Tinder usage, the data also showed.

The 2018 Super Bowl was the event with the highest Tinder activity

In addition to analyzing the most popular time of day for Tinder use, the company also found the yearly events where users were swiping the most. It turns out the Super Bowl was the number one event for Tinder use in 2018, with the music festivals Bonnaroo and Coachella coming in second and third places.

These national and global events allow users to easily find commonalities and talking points, Sterling told INSIDER, so it’s no wonder why these big moments make for increased app usage.

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Online dating has become the new norm for many single people and many don’t often think about the potential dangers associated with meeting up with someone you’ve never met in person before.

• Officials warns of online dating dangers after man was ambushed
• Victim met up with woman he was talking to online
• Victim was ambushed by 3 people when meeting up with the woman

Bienvenido Hernández is shocked to hear about the incident that occurred at the Stop And Shop on US 192 in Kissimmee.

“It just takes me by surprise,” he said.

It was supposed to be a meet up between a young man and a woman he had been chatting with on a dating website, but it turned into something else. The victim said he was ambushed by three individuals at the Stop And Shop convenience store, pretending to be law enforcement.

Video of incident:

They pulled out a hand gun and told him he was under arrest. The men escorted the victim to his hotel nearby and demanded money from him. What these three suspects didn’t know was the whole thing was caught on tape, through the surveillance cameras of Sevilla Plaza.

This time it happened through the website Plenty of Fish but these kinds of incidents can happen with any website like OkCupid, Match, or even Craigslist.

“Anybody can pretend to be anybody online. You never know who you’re really talking to so please, please be very careful meeting people through dating apps or online services,” said Major Jacob Ruiz with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. “If that is something you’re going to take part in, understand the dangers you could be facing. And criminals know that, this is why they use this format to target the next victim.”

On Target Web Solutions is an Orlando based digital marketing agency that helps brands thrive and grow their online presence. Tom Jelneck, the president, shared tips for online daters like try going on group dates first and also have a phone conversation before meeting in person.

“I always advise people to keep their anti virus and software up to date on their machine because believe it or not some of these bots can send a malicious link through that looks really enticing,” Jelneck said. “And you wanna click it and you wanna get to know this person even better but a lot of times that is a phishing attempt to get more data out of you.”

Hernandez who hangs out in this area often hopes the three suspects are caught.

“It could be me or anybody else that I know around here,” he added.

The suspects are facing charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, and impersonation of a law enforcement officer. If you have any info, call Crimeline at 1800-423-TIPS.

Priyanka Chopra, the former Miss World and superstar actress who just tied the knot with Nick Jonas, the love of her life, in a glorious sequence of beautiful ceremonies wants you to know one or two things about relationships, dating and finding The One.

The Indian actress has been in the news all week after she and Nick tied the knot in one of the most glamorous celebrity events of the year – you know, simply because it wasn’t just another wedding! She and her man tied the knot in two wedding ceremonies and if all pre-wedding and post-wedding events are combined, they had a total of five fabulous events!

Love, laughter, a gorgeous  wedding dress with a dramatic 75-feet veil, joy, romance, family, friends and fairytale and so many unbeatable, irreplaceable memories… that wedding had it all! It’s the kind of stuff dreams are made of, the type of nuptials that makes you swoon just thinking about the endless possibilities.

So looking at Priyanka and listening to her, what are the relationship lessons to be gleaned? We’ve found some and we’re here to share them with you below!

What’s the most romantic thing a guy can do for a girl?

“Surprise a girl,” Priyanka answers breathily during a fun question and answer session with Vogue, published December 6, 2018. “Don’t do the whole chocolate and flowers thing,” she adds for context.

In general, the point is clear: just be unpredictable and creative in your attempts to please your babe; whatever it translates to in your culture and present reality.

ALSO READ: Priyanka Chopra, & other foreign superstars with breathtaking 2018 weddings

play Make your woman happy. Blow her mind. (Getty Images)

Ideal first date?

“Fly me to an unknown destination to see the sunset,” answers the 36-year old former beauty queen who replied her DM when Nick Jonas slid in there in 2016.

There you have another relationship advice: be civil enough to reply DMs. Far too many beautiful love stories have found expression via social media. Who says yours, too, can’t begin with a ‘Hi’ in your DM?

play Relationship stereotypes do not count. Only happiness does. (Instagram/Priyanka Chopra)

Relationship stereotypes?

The “Quantico” actress does not even need to say nothing about the invalidity of these, she just totally embodies it.

For starters, she dated, and married a man she is older than by the whole of 10 years – and there goes the idea that you have to marry only a man who is older.

Her engagement came two months after they began dating – contrary to the idea that you should compulsorily be in a relationship for a significant amount of time so you and your partner get to know each other.

She is Indian, Nick Jonas, American. She has just married, aged 36; out here showing us that when people live their best lives, improve themselves in all aspects and focus on what important, love will always catch up on them.

Even for women, it’s never too late to fall in love, or have a breathtaking wedding ceremony!

The world first met Scott Disick when he was introduced as Kourtney Kardashian’s boyfriend on Season 1 of Keeping Up With The Kardashians (KUWTK). That was in 2007. Fast forward through years of on-again, off-again drama, culminating in Disick and Kardashian calling it quits in 2015. Even still, Scott pined for Kourtney for a couple more years until they both finally moved on. Kardashian met Younes Bendjima — 14 years her junior — and Disick met Sofia Richie, who is 15 years younger than he is.