While matchmaking services have been around about as long as the internet, dating apps make finding possible partners easier through the speed of being able to swipe one direction or another, then message them if it's a match. If you're meeting someone for the first time face-to-face, safety is an important aspect to remember. One guy, she met at a bar and exchanged numbers with, showed up late to their first date and proceeded to get so drunk she ended up taking care of him at the end of the night.
Others, she said, like to not label their relationships, sothey can end things with less guilt, or, she assumes, can do things with otherpeople and claim they were free to do so. A lot of them, she said, are still off and on with previous partners, or with the parents of their kids. Trying to date someone who might just go back to an ex justleads to a lot of drama, she said, so she does what she can to avoid thosesituations.
Dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Grindr can be a way tomeet people other than getting their number at a bar, but they also bring otherchallenges to those looking for a partner, like safety and judging someonebased initially on a few photos and a couple sentences. Evenwith dating apps, meeting people is still hard. Some experts, including therapists in a Huffington Post article on millennial dating issues , recommend knowing what you want in a relationship before pursuing it, which can make decisions about whether that relationship is right for you easier.
Kendra said she and her friends aim for public places whenmeeting people from dating apps for the first time. Once you get to know someone, Kendra said, getting out of town can be fun, too.
Recently, she went on a date to Estes Park to hike, she said, and then they stopped in Fort Collins for dinner. Hiking is available in Greeley, too, along the Poudre RiverTrail or just strolling through one of its many parks.
