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Ten Cardinal Sins of Tinder — The Bold Italic — San Francisco

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By Jules Suzdaltsev

If you haven’t noticed, the dating game is changing. Real life pickups? Passé. OkCupid? Blasé. But Tinder? À la mode! The scene is ramping up and going mobile. Forget small talk and spending all that time trying to figure out if they’re interested — let your smartphone do the work for you.

But lapses in etiquette and common sense happen frequently with new adopters of groundbreaking tech, so don’t look like an idiot and screw up your chances of getting screwed. Follow this guide to the Ten Cardinal Sins of Tinder and always use protection, ya dummies!

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Last Update: March 21, 2026

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