ĭating apps also open up a wider pool of dating possibilities nearby, which is especially useful for people in remote areas. They competed to see who could get guys on Tinder to buy them a pizza first, and dubbed it 'The Tinder Games'. You can while away hours on apps like Tinder at the expense of all the stuff you meant to do instead.Ī group of friends in Chicago infamously found another way to make a game of it. There are also people who use the app but never actually set up dates. You never know when you're going to get a match, and not knowing when a reward will happen reportedly increases dopamine production.Īs with addictive mobile games like Candy Crush, you hear of people deleting Tinder to get away from its lure, only to reinstall it later. The game-like aspects of Tinder just add new ways to get a dopamine high from dating. The prospects and realities of finding love or sex are also tied into our reward system. Games, somewhat like drugs, stimulate the reward centers of our brains, leading to the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine and an accompanying feeling of pleasure.
