Has anyone confirmed Tinder's default age ranges?

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pancakemouse
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:44 am

The KYIL Tinder guide says:
Why do we do this? 38% of Tinder users are 18-25. Most of them don’t bother to change their age search preference after they sign up – they just tend to leave it on the default setting. By default, Tinder will only show them guys in the same age range (18-25)
However, this doesn't quite make sense.

That Tinder would leave the default maximum limit for an 18 year old at 25 is understandable (though I've also heard it was 26 -- is it actually even 25? Have we confirmed this?). But wouldn't it make more sense that Tinder would make the default upper limit +/- X years from their age, instead of keeping it at 18-25? So a 24 year old is not going to see guys with a max age of 25, but rather a max age of 31.

I suppose the only way to resolve this is to either:
1. Create a fake female profile.
2. Verify with a girl's profile that hasn't changed her default settings yet.

P.S. one of the reasons I ask is that I can pass for younger without having to hide my age. I don't like hiding my age because my rationale is that I'd miss out on the certain percentage of girls who know the trick about guys hiding their age most likely being older.
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:48 am

How about you just switch your age to 25 and try it out
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:49 am

Radical wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:48 am
How about you just switch your age to 25 and try it out
Because that doesn't answer the actual question.
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:50 am

If you get better results then Andy's advice works

Guys i trust have said your pics are good but your boost numbers are awful

Clearly your account is either set up incorrectly or you got tinder fucking with it for some reason
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:56 am

This exchange is a perfect example of the difference between satisficer and maximizer personality traits

I would guess we're at polar ends of that spectrum! :)
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:00 am

Yeah lol I already know im a satisficer

Not that link but i've been sent something similar before

I also do the 'natural' approach to game in general
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:03 am

The problem i see with trying to 'maximise' tinder is that they will rug pull you and change the ecosystem at a moments notice

Like with the algorithm switching from ELO to whatever the fuck it is now (geared towards money making i assume)
Like with the constant changes to the boost economy
Like with the intro of platinum

Anything you figure out has like a 6 month shelf life on average
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 3:40 pm

I'm 34, I made a platinum account that said it was 19, hid my age, and put my real age in my bio.

Matches went down but overall I would say my dates didn't go down. I feel like I'm also getting fucked over by tinder, also why I'm doing cold approach now, I'm gonna delete this account for a reset, and I'm gonna reshoot some pictures soon.

I see a LOT of 18-22 year olds and I set my age 18-100+ so even if you want younger or older than your own age by default in your search it will mostly show you people close to the age it thinks you are.

The few dates I've been on one was 31 and just must've had her preferences wide. The other was 21 and loved that I was older. I match with a few 18, 21, and others here and there but I can't get every girl on a date sometimes they flake sometimes they're just too far and I want them to come to me.

Overall I may try doing the age up to 25 and doing it all the same with age in bio. Just to see if those results will change. I was very happy with my little experiment and gelt I learned a lot - biggest takeaway is I need way better pics. Playing at 19 is super hard mode all the girls are incredibly hot and they know it thus less matches but more rewarding experience once I do get the dates.
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:18 pm

I noticed when I turned 25, I saw much more girls in the 24-27 range, whereas before turning 25 I kept seeing girls in the 18-25 cohort. Definitely noticeable. I changed my age to 23 and now I get shown a lot more younger girls again. I just don't mention it (not in my bio either) and when girls ask I just answer honestly.

Doesn't really answer your question but my experience is that changing your age works.
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:35 pm

going from 30+ to 25 has made a big difference for me and my friends
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Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:12 pm

Holden wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:18 pm
I noticed when I turned 25, I saw much more girls in the 24-27 range, whereas before turning 25 I kept seeing girls in the 18-25 cohort. Definitely noticeable. I changed my age to 23 and now I get shown a lot more younger girls again. I just don't mention it (not in my bio either) and when girls ask I just answer honestly.

Doesn't really answer your question but my experience is that changing your age works.
Interesting. Yes, it's one data point, but this could mean that the default max age for an 18 (or even 19 year old girl could be actually as low as 24 (or it just means that they manually changed it to be as low as 24 cause they want to date guys only just out of college or something).

I'll create a female profile and test this out when I get a chance.
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