Fine, we'll drop the euphemisms. Duff is dating again, as she shows the world in the fun new music video for her single, "Sparks," in which she creates a Tinder profile, swipes around a bit and goes on a series of dates with dudes who will never, ever be that lucky again.
While it's heartening to see a gorgeous, fit, used-to-be-Lizzie-McGuire star experiment with online dating just like the rest of us, her experience on Tinder – at least as it's represented in the video – seems slightly off. Online dating can be fun and funky and giggly, yes, but the realities, especially of an app like Tinder, are typically less rosy. Let's take a look.
World on Tinder: We don't pull off duck face in our profile photo and have two obscure but personally meaningful quotes in our bio, plus scattered emojis to show how carefree we are.
World on Tinder: Random cousin finds out you're on Tinder and tells your mom about it, who then offers to buys you a JDate subscription for your birthday.
World on Tinder: "Why is Tom wearing a cowboy hat over his junk?"
World on Tinder: "I've never been on a date not facilitated by a dating app."
World on Tinder: "What's the worst that can happen? Death, for one. Or: listening to him talk about his post-punk garage band that's 'completely blowing up right now,' then having him show you all the 'hilarious' memes he posts on Instagram."
World on Tinder: Texts friends throughout the date so they know you're alive, all while live-Tweeting the whole encounter so the world knows you don't take yourself too seriously.
World on Tinder: "I want to know what it is to make out with a rando on a weeknight."
World on Tinder: Swipes right for a guy because he likes Sriracha, cheese and vodka, is taller than you and owns a pug.
