If you often turn to friends and family for help in your love life, Tinder will make things a little easier by letting them recommend potential partners directly within the app. Tinder's new Matchmaker feature lets users invite their loved ones (whether they have a Tinder profile or not) to view and recommend potential matches, essentially integrating "friend testing" into the dating app.
TinderMatchmaker is now available in 15 countries and regions including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France and Germany, with a global rollout expected "in the coming months." Users can start a Stickman session directly from their profile card or in the app settings - creating a link to share with up to 15 friends or family. Participating relatives (or "matchmakers") can then recommend profiles within 24 hours, which will become invalid upon expiration. Matchmakers cannot chat or message potential dates on behalf of the user who invited them.
Once the "matchmaker" session ends, Tinder users can view potential dates recommended by their loved ones. Profiles that matchmakers like will be marked as "recommended," but Tinder users who invite matchmakers still have the final say on who they officially "like" in the app. Tinder says profiles marked as "disliked" by matchmakers will not be changed.
However, it is still doubtful whether the launch of this function will be recognized, because for many people, Tinder is more used to "flirt with people" rather than really helping to build love and life. However, it is still a good function for people who need to "vibe check" on their date. According to a study commissioned by Tinder, more than 75% of single young adults discuss their dating habits with friends several times a month, so this feature only slightly optimizes the dating process. If you're down on your luck, why not ask your grandma to audit your next date?