I keep coming back for more cheap, mindless thrills throughout the day. Online, I simply opt-in to a flirt, and if I don't respond no one gets hurt. Thursday I'm headed to Yorkshire to visit a friend for the evening and take the opportunity to spin the Tinder wheel.It seems northern men are better at smalltalk and far more fond of vests.Oh, the immediate gratification of having eight suitors when I woke up this morning!Didn't reply to any, but it's nice to know they're out there. This is London, it's normal to have never met my neighbours, but is it normal that I might be dating them online?If you find dating nerve-wracking, these games offer a relaxed and creative way to have fun and practice particular skills, including how to make interesting conversation and date planning. Liven up working or studying with a game you can play right on your desktop.Date Ariane is a unique game offering a variety of endings and actions depending on the choices you make during your date. On your dates with Ariane, you can learn from past mistakes and redo scenes as often as needed.The quick follow-though from swipe to sex is similarly instinctive for a generation with an appetite for immediacy.Monday Turns out I've been signed up to Facebook as male, so Tinder is only matching me with women.

I’d never lie to someone about that.” But would he be economical with the truth to obscure the one-way street the relationship was headed down?

After ten minutes of contemplating if this is the Universe's way of telling me that I‘m not compatible with any men (Mum's been saying it for years), I realign my social-media gender.

I promptly get trigger-happy and tick "yes" to a local lad who “likes” me too. Maybe I'm being a tad picky for someone using a free hookup app?

Would it be impolite to ask him to Snapchat me a gum-shot, so I can be sure he's not a toothless hick?

His main profile pic includes three of his mates (those are almost worse than the sneaky selfies because you don't know if you've pulled an alpha male or his loser friend) but we have a mutual acquaintance who assures me he's a "safe bloke". He's exactly the sort of 20-something that Tinder or Ok Cupid would welcome: hip, active on social media, possibly polygamous (a cheat), but authentic and upfront about it.