Maybe you have found true love, or maybe you have decided to trust the old fashioned system in finding your soulmate, or maybe you have completely given up on dating and want to live a satisfying life with your dog, which is why you want to learn how to completely delete your dating profiles on Tinder, Match, Hinge, OKCupid.
I remember the good old days when in order to get a date, you would scour a singles bar and hope to attract the lady or fellow whose attention you desired by buying them a drink and starting a conversation. The locations may have changed from night to night, but the method was the same. One would actually ask someone out and talk to them in person–instead of looking at their picture on a dating app and deciding whether you were interested in them. Clearly, I prefer the in-person route to online or app-centered dating.
Years prior to this, there was a large amount of people who would have agreed with me. When it started there were many critics of online dating making similar arguments to mine. However, online dating has been accepted by society at large as a good thing. People evolved to include this method in their understanding of how people can meet each other–even if it’s not the method that they themselves would choose to employ.
Today 59% of Americans are declaring online dating or dating apps are a good way to meet people, according to the PEW Research Center. This is a jump of 15% in just a decade, so clearly I’m just old-fashioned in this sense. Further to this point, 80% of Americans who have tried online dating state that they think it is a good way to go. Maybe I am simply missing out on a good idea. After all, when has the majority ever been wrong?
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This increase in popularity connects directly to some of the more famous dating apps out there, such as Tinder, Hinge, Match, and OKCupid. This is not only true for Americans, but, in fact, 91 million people around the world are using online dating apps to find the love of their life. I personally cannot fathom how someone can decide who they like just based on a picture and a light description of the person–especially one which could be faked. Yet, people certainly lie offline as well. However, if you want to avoid bad apples and make a good impression, you should consider the 10 Best Tinder Conversation Starters that Work Every Time.
It is no surprise that these apps have allowed their users to signup quickly in painless procedures. However, now that you have found the love of your life and you don’t need this app anymore, you aren’t quite sure how to proceed. After all, why would the app display deletion instructions clearly when that is to their detriment? In fact, for some apps such as Tinder, simply deleting your app isn’t enough either.
That’s why we have researched and found out how to completely delete your dating profiles on Tinder, Match, Hinge, OKCupid. Now sit back and relax as we help you to remove your online romantic presence for good!
Tinder
Tinder has over 50 million active users every month, that make around billion swipes in one month period. Mind-boggling numbers for sure, but if you follow the instructions correctly, they shall have one customer fewer. Yes, I am excellent at math.
As mentioned earlier, deleting the app will not get you rid of your account. For that, you need to actually visit the app and go to the Settings option. From there, you need to select the App Settings option, which will present you with the Delete Account option. Once it is deleted, you will be presented with the message “Account Successfully Deleted.” Congratulations, one of your many dating profiles has now been condemned to death! We are one step closer to answer the question, how to completely delete your dating profiles on Tinder, Match, Hinge, OKCupid?
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Match
Match is one of the oldest and most popular dating websites out there. While it has generated controversy due to sexual predators using the site for luring kids, it has lasted this long because it is good at what is does, namely creating couples.
Now that you’re done with it, you can simply go to Account Settings and then the Change/Cancel Membership option. On the other hand, if you have a paid subscription, you need to cancel the paid subscription first and then follow the aforementioned steps. You should remember that the site will still store your information for ‘legal and historical purposes’ which means if you sign in even once, your profile will be active again.
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Hinge
Two more applications and you’re going to learn how to completely delete your dating profiles on Tinder, Match, Hinge, OKCupid. Since you access Hinge through Facebook, that is where you delete is as well. Go to Settings on Facebook, then Account Settings, then Apps, then Logged in with Facebook and then simply remove Hinge. You are nearly done with your online dating presence now.
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OKCupid
OKCupid will complete your education on how to completely delete your online dating profiles on Tinder, Match, Hinge, and OKCupid.
You can disable your profile if you want to be able to access your data such as pictures and messages in the future. On the other hand, if you want to remove any association with the app, you should go to the Settings and then select Delete Account. There, now you’re a person in the ’90s.
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