Let’s just say that there was some good old-fashioned competition in Cougarville
But in the end, I had to wonder if this experience truly reflected how the online dating scene truly functioned
On my way to find the restroom, I passed by one of the bedrooms where I found the single mothers all gathered around a computer desk. As I entered the room, the women were all focused on the computer screen while one of them was surfing a few dating websites
I remember the ladies behaving all giggly and saying either, “Go for it, swipe right.” Or saying, “Oh no, swipe left.” At the time I didn’t know what those comments meant. But in only a matter of about five minutes, I learned that swiping right meant that these women were interested in learning more about the guy’s online profile. I also learned that swiping left meant that these women were not interested in the guy or even reading his online profile
The longer I stayed in the room observing these women interact on these various dating websites, the more I learned about these online dating platforms and about how these women were navigating through them. I noticed that the women would collectively “vote” on whether to swipe right or to swipe left. After about thirty minutes of observing their behavior, I learned that some of these women actually had plans to go out to a nearby club where they planned on meeting a few of the guys they had swiped right for.
Since I wasn’t much of a drinker, I volunteered to drive these women to the club so that they wouldn’t risk getting a DUI. But serving as the designated driver also allowed me to go inside with these women and observe them “on the prowl.” One of the first things I noticed was that the guys who they ended up meeting at the club were much younger than they were. (more…)