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Avalanching is the latest ‘problematic’ dating trend, but it could work for some people
Avalanching is purported by dating experts to be the latest landmine in online dating, but I reason that it might actually be useful.�
Avalanching is apparently the latest method of using dating apps like Tinder in the lead-up to Valentines Day, which sees daters forgive their non-negotiables and open their selection to people they would previously swipe left on – in a panic for a date ahead of the romantic holiday.
Now, experts say it could be damaging and lead to ill-matches for everyone involved. Heres why I think some of us could do with some avalanching&me included.�
Here’s what ‘avalanching’ is
According to dating app Finding The One, which surveyed 800 daters, 79% found themselves swiping right more in January and 45% said their non-negotiables become less important.
The app says that avalanching is when daters swipe right through their app at a much quicker rate in an attempt to bag a date on Valentines Day, with little care about who the date is really with.�
Many reportedly find themselves swiping right and matching with people that they would previously be uninterested in, or wouldnt see themselves as a match for – whether that be because of their interests, general vibe, or even simply physical attraction.�
The apparent concerns with avalanching dating
Its hard to understand why this could be that concerning at first – so someone liked you on Tinder who usually wouldnt? Its hardly going to leave you up at night wondering what you did wrong like ghosting will, or exponentially exhausted like breadcrumbing.
According to Sylvia Linzalone, as per The New York Post, avalanching can lead to settling for someone who doesnt meet your standards and doesnt make a long-term match.
I think avalanching could be good for us
So I know the experts dont agree with me, but I think it sounds like avalanching could be beneficial for some of us picky online daters.
Dating apps make all of us over-analytical when it comes to making matches, given the very premise forcing you to make a timely decision on a snippet of information. Research shows that one in four daters will only swipe right on profiles that exactly match their type. Over 25% have a list of must-haves that a profile should have before they consider swiping right.�
App users find themselves swiping left at the slightest sign of an ick and going OTT on the non-negotiables.
Hes wearing a top you dont like? Left. Shes listed a cringy movie as her favorite? Left. Hes pouting a bit in one photo? Left.
Dating apps by nature force our attraction to become easy-to-box and its something that just doesnt happen with chemistry and dating in real life. Weve all found ourselves attracted to or even in love with someone who completely surprises us, right? Thats not necessarily a bad thing, and sometimes even the best pairings.
Lowering this pickiness, or avalanching as its called, might just make you likely to successfully match and date someone you otherwise would have swiped left on.
Of course, this may only be true to a certain extent. Compromising on genuine non-negotiables, like them having children while you dont like children, might not be so effective.
