The Right Swipe

What do men look for in a profile and what kind of pictures or bio make the cut? While the girls didn't have a single right swipe, how many did our male guest end up getting? Which app stood out and why and what was the quality of the profiles? Were there any fake profiles attempting it up catfish? Listen in!

Why do men not get enough matches? Is it only due to the skewed sex ratio on dating apps? Or are there other reasons we need to understand and fix? We discuss it in The Right Swipe. Listen in!

“When you are in a small town, it is very tough to be out and about your sexuality.” This week we have Aditya Ranade, a 35-year-old gay individual who shares how he navigates the dating world! Also, tune in to listen to what led Aditya coin a dating term 'DAAD' and what it signifies.

Link to Aditya's Write-Up: The dating dilemma: Diary of a single gay man in Bengaluru

https://yourstory.com/ys-life/dating-dilemma-diary-of-single-gay-man

We have spoken about Bumble, Tinder, Hinge and even Grindr. Now add LinkedIn to that list of “dating apps”. Yes, LinkedIn! Apart from job searches and HR messages here's what unprofessional screenshots are sent on LinkedIn. Listen in!

“No could kill the mood, and No could kill you." Listen in to know what’s consent, why do we need to understand it, and shold look for a ‘Yes’ instead of looking for an absence of a ‘No’!

‘Initially, it would be very rosy and romantic. But, later after investing and enduring so much emotionally, they would refuse to commit..they would refuse to come out.’ Hear the deets from Nishtha, who identifies herself as bisexual, and believes that the best way to fight these morally corrupt and regressive social stigmas is to resort to a ‘lavender marriage’. Listen in!

‘He accepted me for everything, for how I am, loud, proud, everything. But after 2 years of dating, he started having issues with the same things that he had supposedly fallen in love with.’ Listen in to our guest Kapil who shares his experience on navigating the dating landscape as a queer individual!

Picture this, a pretty princess with her charming man, out on a picnic, it's all rosy and dreamy as they lie on the grass reading and sharing stories. The sun rays glint through the trees and her eyes sparkle as she wonders how she got so lucky, when in a trice there is a clap of thunder. Listen in to what happens next!

What made Anna and Zeishah shut up and listen? How do men get the right swipe? Hear it from our guest Yaman on this week's episode of The Right Swipe.

Biases are inherent and well, you can't really get rid of them but can definitely work in your approach towards it. Listen in to Anna and Zeishah sharing how these biases translate to their vivid dating experiences.