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Living in singledom can be adventurous. Then again it can completely suck, especially around Valentine’s Day. Having the freedom to date as many women without being tied down is quite liberating and sweet. Plus the fact that you don’t have to tackle on the melodramatic luggage that stems from their past is a huge plus. But at the end of the day, no one wants to be alone come February 14th. We all seek a partner, soul mate or even jump-off to keep us company on the romance-inspired holiday.
It’s never too late to lock down a date. And thanks to the recent spike in online dating apps hitting the mobile scene, your smartphone can serve as a virtual cupid that’ll assist with your dating life. So do yourself a solid and stay away from the dateless crowd this Valentine's Day. Venture into the App Store and check out the Best Dating Apps to Help You Find A Valentine.
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SinglesAroundMe
Last year alone, the dating app saw a 300 percent increase in downloads ahead of Valentine’s Day. Translation: Lots and lots of women signed up for the service. SinglesAroundMe does all the hard work by finding all the singles in your area. Features like Position-Shift also allow users to control their actual GPS location by hiding, shifting, or showing it on the map. Wink and message away.
How About We
Platforms: iOS, Android; FREE
Most women find spontaneity a turnon. And there’s a very good chance you’ll run into a number of them on How About We. The app matches a user based on the type of date they seek, and produces a list of compatible singles in their city. It’s pretty much a casting call for your next beau.
Tinder
The hottest matchmaking app out might be gaining more notoriety as a hookup site, but that plays to your advantage. It’s an awesome marketplace to meet interesting chicks and presents a seamless interface based on simple taps and swiping. So it’s easy to browse through pics and favorite hot chicks. The app even sets up a private chat room between you and anyone who likes you back. You can pretty much Don Juan it from there.
Coffee Meets Bagel
Platform: iOS; FREE
Taking more of the old school approach, the free-to-register app matches daters with someone sourced through his or her friends-of-friends network via Facebook. Each day at noon someone will receive a bagel (aka match) and have 24 hours to like or pass. Those who like each other are then connected through a secure line that keeps your phone number and other info private. Now's the time to get a running heads up.
Lovoo
Another location-based dating program, Lovoo uses a radar interface to show what women are in your proximity. From there you can pretty much view profiles and shoot messages. The app does require users to go through a verification process, which means the odds of being catfished are unlikely. Hopefully.
Let’s Date
Platforms: iOS; FREE
The self-proclaimed “Instagram of dating” creates a “dater card” by connecting to your Facebook account. It’ll even browse through other people’s dating cards and provide options. Clicking “Let’s Date’ will gain the interest of your subject, and if she hollers back, then the app will open a private chat where you can run game and set up a date. Subscribers can breath easy knowing all their activity won’t be broadcasted on family and friends’ news feeds.
Badoo
If the concept of chatting with strangers in your neighborhood anonymously doesn't come off as creepy to you, then it’s worth logging into Zoosk. The service works similar to Tinder in that swiping across a profile will decide your matches. Coughing up a $12 monthly fee provides you more features such as messaging popular users and checking out who’s favorited your profile. Makes it pretty easy to spark a conversation from there, especially if the stalker(s) is hot.
Hinge
Platform: iOS, Android; FREE
Hinge pulls all your Facebook friends’ friends and assembles a fitting dating pool based on your profile. Unlike Tinder, the selection of singles here tend to be of the chic, fancy, and unique kind, as well as more attractive. Just make sure your education, fashion, and financial game is on-point.
Zoosk
Resemblant of the Facebook app, Zoosk lets you integrate portions of your social network profile into the service and search for female friends, while seeking out other daters caught in your same predicament. Customize filters to lock down a selection of potentials and spark up a convo to draw them in.
OkCupid
One of the more popular online dating services of the past few years released a mobile app that carries over all the popular features of the website, along with its massive database of quality singles. Broadcast date suggestions and receive message read receipts for the women you reach out to, which helps narrow down the selection heading into Valentine’s Day.
