One of the many features that make Tinder exciting is its surprise factor. Most of the time, you don’t know who matches with you on the app so it’s always a pleasant surprise when you get a match.
However, sometimes you do get a bit antsy to know who swiped right on your profile, especially when you haven’t had any matches for a while. This is where the Secret Admirer feature on Tinder comes into play.
So, what is a secret admirer on Tinder? For this article, we give you a quick run-through about this Tinder feature and how it can help you get set up with more matches in the future.
Let’s get right to it!
How Does Tinder Secret Admirer Work?
The Secret Admirer feature on Tinder gives you a chance to go against the typical blind swiping method that we usually do on the app. The feature lets you see who swiped right on you! Sounds great, right?
The Secret Admirer feature lets you basically choose one from out of four profiles to reveal which one liked you, giving you a rare chance to check out the person before deciding if you want to connect with them or not. The best part: instant match every time!
Secret Admirer comes up occasionally on the main feed—usually after your first 10 to 15 swipes of the day. However, if you are inactive, coming across this feature may take a while.
How to Get a Secret Admirer on Tinder
You now know what a secret admirer is. It’s time to talk about how to get a secret admirer on Tinder. Well, you just have to be appealing enough for someone to swipe right when they come across your profile. Easier said than done, right? Sure, but getting people to like your profile is the whole objective of Tinder anyway, so you just need to step up your game a little.
You have to put in the effort of making yourself look more presentable. Take better pics with good quality, and make sure they match what you say on your profile. Some Tinder tips? Dress neatly, show off your strengths, interests, and personality, and be yourself.
Once people swipe right on your profile, they are automatically added to your Likes You list. On this list are basically all the people who have swiped right on your profile that you haven’t come across on your feed yet, or maybe you swiped left on them in the past. A profile is chosen at random to be one of the four profiles you get to choose from once a day.
The four profiles and their respective photos are blurred out, so you won’t see or know who is who until you pick one.
If you keep choosing the wrong profile and want to just see your Likes You list so you know who your Secret Admirers are, you can always subscribe to Tinder Gold or Tinder Platinum. These subscriptions will let you view the Likes You list so you can see the profiles of those who swiped right on you. And if you like them back? Swipe right to instantly match!
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Tips on Making The Best Choice
If you are a free Tinder user and are not looking to pay for better features any time soon, then try your luck on the daily Secret Admirer. Make your best guess to find your Tinder Secret Admirer out of the possible four choices.
We’ve come up with a few general tips you can refer to when you’re at a total loss on who to pick out of your four choices. Again, this is a random choice, so you don’t have much to work with. But try these tricks anyway. They won’t hurt your chances!
You don’t have to swipe right every time.
Tinder is all about expanding your connections and getting to know people before finally finding someone who fits you. But there’s a limit to how many profiles you can swipe right on in a day on Tinder (only up to 100 right-swipes for women, and 50 for men), so don’t be liking every single page just to up your chances.
Think of the Tinder Secret Admirer feature as a way to save your right swipes. When you see your Secret Admirer’s profile, consider if you really want to get to know that person or not.
Go on detective mode.
Before you start chatting to get to know someone on Tinder, do some investigative work first. Go anonymous, be vigilant, and be on the lookout for potential red flags, or discrepancies in their information and pictures.
You can even do further research on that person by looking for their Facebook or Instagram social media profiles to see if they really are who they claim to be.
Here are some potential red flags to look out for:
- Too many shirtless pics with no faces
- Typical, generic pick-up lines on their bio
- Profiles with only one photo (especially vague and blurry ones)
- Bios such as “I don’t know why I’m here” or “My friends forced me to be here”
- Familiar faces with unfamiliar names (chances are they’re catfishing)
- Potential anonymous accounts
Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide whether a sketchy profile is worth the risk of matching or not.
Trial and error is key.
If you managed to choose correctly and find your Secret Admirer, but you’re not interested in liking them back, that’s totally fine. Why not splurge on your swipes and have the time of your life doing so? You can meet and get to know as many people as you like at the same time. This gives you a wider social network and more options to choose from.
So, swipe away! If you reach your daily limit, then try again tomorrow. Multiple matches mean better chances of finding the best person for you.
Find Your Secret Admirer!
The Tinder Secret Admirer feature happens just once a day, but it makes it a bit easier for users to find potential partners. If you swipe right on a Secret Admirer, you’re sure to make a match, and then you can start chatting and getting to know each other sooner rather than later.
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