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You Need Help: I’ve Matched With the Same Person Three Times on Tinder

We started chatting, and it was going well until she abruptly stopped replying.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 26, 2021

advice

how to be gay

lesbian dating apps

A Very Sensible, Queer Guide to Sending the First Message on Dating Apps

14 first messages that will have you burning up your matches list (with queer pop culture references!).

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 13, 2021

online dating

tinder

lesbian dating apps

How to Choose Dating App Photos That’ll Have Babes Swiping Hell Yes

You want to look like your best self: fun, hot, interesting, and lez be real, it doesn’t hurt if you look like you might actually send the first message.

Vanessa —

Jan 12, 2021

covid-19

quarantine

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love + sex

Every Opening Line I’ve Received and Sent on Tinder Since the Pandemic Began

“How are you liking all this social distancing? It’s cool that you write for Autostraddle”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 15, 2020

tinder

lesbian dating apps

5 Ways to Send the First Tinder Message That Aren’t Just Saying “Hey There”

Much like how a bio should be written with the goal of giving a hottie something to react to, a first message should be easy to reply to and easy…

Rachel —

Jun 4, 2019

online dating

tinder

lesbian dating apps

11 Queers Share the Best and Worst Lines They’ve Gotten on Dating Apps

“’Look a little crazy huh’ with no punctuation.”

the team —

Feb 21, 2019

101s

non-monogamy

lesbian dating apps

How to Write a Non-Monogamous Dating Profile

Here’s how to fly your consensually non-monogamous, polyamorous, consensually open relationship or whatever else flag in your dating profile so you get the best possible interactions from it.

Andre —

Feb 27, 2018

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