Choosing the best app means that you’ll be more likely from the start to meet someone whose interests and values match yours. But then once you’ve done that and you’ve also created your profile and made your match, how do you make sure you don’t run into one of the crazy people out there? These ideas should help.

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Do Some Social Media Sleuthing
Don’t even think about engaging in a long conversation with a potential date without first checking that person out on social media. To make this easy, some apps automatically link to Facebook or LinkedIn. Be sure to dig around a bit in your search for a spouse.

Consider the Built-in Security Features of the App
Some dating apps have some security features built right in. If safety is a top priority of yours, consider an app like Badoo, which allows you to send a “selfie request” to someone you are chatting with so that you can confirm that person is who he/she says he/she is based on comparison with other images from social media.

Go with a Friend
Meeting anyone new on a one-on-one basis is a risky proposition in many ways. Apps like Cheers remove that riskiness by allowing you to create a group event. As a bonus, Cheers pays for the first round of drinks, so you don’t even have that awkwardness of who pays for what to deal with.

The bottom line is, of course, that you should take steps to protect your personal safety no matter where you are and what you are doing, whether it is on dating apps, social media, or in real life.

As a result, this has sent dating app enthusiasts to other romance networks. Here are a few popular alternatives to Tinder.

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Coffee Meets Bagel!
Coffee Meets Bagel! is a dating app that keeps your matching options limited. This is because it only offers you matches that you have mutual friends with. This keeps your circle closer and more intimate, and gives you something (or someone) to talk about when you message your match. Your match is called your bagel, which is kinda weird, but whatever it takes to find your Prince Charming. CMB is unique because it automatically gives you a match every day at noon. This helps to facilitate a conversation between two people in case they would be a good match.

Because the server is so much smaller, this app is not feasible for those who like to match with multiple people. Patience is key in CMB, as you will not get matches nearly as frequently as you would with Tinder.

OKCupid
While Tinder only allows you to give an elevator speech about yourself in your profile, OKCupid enables you to post your whole life’s story on your profile page. Next to Tinder, OKCupid is one of the most popular dating sites in the world, and has been around much longer than these newer dating apps. As a result, there are many users in multiple countries, so finding a significant other should not be a problem if you search far enough.

Unlike Tinder, OKCupid allows you to filter your searches in detail. For example, you can search for people who are looking for either a platonic or romantic relationship. This filter allows you to tailor your searches for people that are suitable just for you. If you are into the Tinder swiping game, then OKCupid has a similar feature that will allow you to swipe left or right on your potential love interests.

While there are common dating app contenders, some people think that you’re more likely to find love with someone who shares a common interest. Or, in the cases of these apps, an obscure common interest. This August, try out one of these four niche dating apps to find your extra-special someone.

Twindog

You might love your dog more than you love, well, anyone else. If that’s the case, Twindog is for you. Twindog is similar to Tinder in that you swipe right if you make a match, but in this case, that match isn’t human. Instead, you like a picture of someone’s furry friend (with a teeny, tiny thumbnail of that dog’s owner in the corner) you can swipe right. Chat features let you decide if you want to make a play date – for four.

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Dead Meet

Perhaps the most surprisingly obscure of any niche dating app, Dead Meet matches singles who work in the death industry, including taxidermists, morticians, and pathologists. Perhaps a useful app – not everyone wants to date or marry a mortician, after all – the app’s users are primarily based in London, although it is adding new members worldwide all the time.

DragonFruit

A dating app for geeks, DragonFruit helps you meet potential new partners by matching people with similar interests. To start, you create a profile with a personal origin story and a list of your hobbies and fandoms. DragonFruit then matches you with another user whose fandoms are the same as yours.

FarmersOnly

Online dating can seem like an urban phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean that rural folks don’t need love, too. That’s where FarmersOnly comes in. Lonely people in the country can get out of the bars and onto the Internet with this dating app that aims to find love for farmers, ranchers, and other rural dwellers.