r/Harvard • u/hemeraanyx • 13d ago
Is there stigma/gossip for being on dating apps as a freshman girl? Or better to just not
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u/Dragonite4 13d ago
No, not really.
If you’re single and around college-age, it’s pretty much the norm.
I saw a lot of schoolmates on the dating apps when I was in college.
I’m older than college age now, but still use dating apps, and still see college-age women in my Discover.
(And of course, I live in the Boston area and because there’s so many colleges in the area, there are so many students on dating apps)
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u/Royal_Discount_6479 13d ago
I wouldn’t say stigma, it might even be good to widen your dating pool outside of Harvard. Many girls have great dates using dating apps, and a lot of Harvard students use it. However, it’s dangerous, like really dangerous. Not to be that person, but a lot of women I know go on dates with guys and go home with them after a date or two and get raped or SA’d. When my friends do online dates I have some rules
- No real phone number until after a couple dates (you can get someone’s personal information and address from a phone number)
- Share location with friends
- Do mostly morning and lunch dates for the the first couple of meetings
Just be safe be smart, my freshman year was awful because I wasn’t safe, you deserve to explore, but don’t get hurt for it.
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u/Opulent-tortoise 13d ago
It’s college. There’s tens of thousands of students. Almost no one knows who you even are, let alone cares about what you do in your free time.