Grindr texting advice needed ...

[Alvin]

I used to have those dating apps, thinking that I might get to know others as friends before a date. It turned out to me that sometimes (or maybe most of the time I would say), I get nude pics for no reasons. There is only one I have been staying in touch with till now, and we exchange a few words occasionally. Maybe it's hard to have a date on those apps where people have their specific needs to be satiated. Oh, that reminds me of a quote from Ellen Degeneres, saying

...for all of you young people out there, you won't believe this. But in the past, to start a relationship, you had to talk to someone in person for a while, and you had something called conversation. And when someone rejected you, they would reject you in person.

I think I am just old-fashioned even though I am young (I assume you would allow me to call myself "young" in my late 20s. If you don't...well...bite me. ) A friend of mine at this forum (Hey! You know I am talking about you, right? Just wanna say thank you again.) recommended another app called "meetup", in which you could find local groups (not necessarily LGBT, but all kinds of groups) for you to meet others in person. I joined in an poetry club and actually went there yesterday. It was a huge fun to build a connection with those who share the same interest as you do. I guess the same is true if there is an LGBT event, for people will at least show up and have a conversation. You may have a bigger chance to know someone and see if the two of you would love to go further.

Good luck with your future relationship.