What Is The 'Reality Check Calculator' That Went Viral On Tinder?

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Trying to find the perfect partner is no easy task, and in March 2022, something called the 'Reality Check Calculator' claimed to put people's high expectations into perspective. Thanks to the rise of dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and others, meeting new people is easier today than it's ever been. Sign up for one of the apps, browse through people you're interested in, and filter out good matches from bad ones.

While all of that sounds simple enough on paper, actually finding your soulmate is anything but. That's because you can only learn so much from someone's online dating profile. It takes time to get to know someone, learn what they're like, and figure out if they're the 'one.' Dating apps have made the search for love more accessible, but there's still a lot of work involved.

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That point was highlighted in March 2022 when a (now deleted) post when viral on the r/Tinder subreddit. While the user's name is no longer viewable, the post read as follows: «I saw this reality check calculator earlier and decided to try it out. I thought my (21F) standards aren't too high.» The post contained a link to a website called the 'Female Delusion Calculator.' The website's creator claims that «women often have unrealistic expectations» when looking for a partner. In an effort to prove that point, the calculator asks women to enter a few details about what they're looking for in a man and uses «surveys conducted by US Census Bureau and NCHS» to show how many matches are really out there. The whole thing comes off as condescending and a bit derogatory, but regardless, it has people all over the internet talking nonstop about it.

If you want to play around with the calculator