“Most people like to say they met somewhere else because a lot of people on Grindr prefer not to shout about meeting their partner on the app,” said Joe.Īnother bonus to the app and a slice of advice from Joe is:ĭo not have your picture up and available for all on the app The scandal! There are some big turn-offs that must be avoided – according to Joe! (credit: Amrothman)Īfter recalling an experience with someone who wanted to keep their business private, Joe recommends always being discreet. After a random conversation that led to an exciting night, Joe admits he got caught in the act by his housemate.
Joe recalls one experience with a guy off Grindr to be the most “insane, sexual experience” that he’s EVER had.
Grindr is renowned for being the biggest sex app in the gay world and with that comes a bag of mixed emotions (and condoms). Most of the goldies hide behind the blank profiles “It can be confusing in the gay world because everyone wants something different, there’s dating, a relationship, friendship, no strings attached… the list goes on”, he sighed, adding, “Although after a quick chat with a guy, his intentions will be made very clear to you.” When you sign up to Grindr for the first time, you are asked what your intentions are for using it, “some take it seriously, some don’t,” he said. Joe added that you can truly “get whatever you want” out of the dating app, which is one of the things that makes it so wonderful. “Me and this guy I was chatting to found it so weird that the conversation didn’t turn sexual!” he laughed, as he tried to count on one hand the number of non-sexual conversations he has had on the app. Joe said that as humans, we should not be shocked when a conversation on a dating/hook-up app doesn’t turn sexual.įriendly chats are A-OK! The conversation doesn’t have to turn sexual “It was just like crazy,” he said, as he reminisced on the bonding conversation the two had about their hometown and how there was a “lack of gays in the village”. Joe met his best friend of four years on Grindr, who lives in his hometown of Usk and although the pair didn’t find one another attractive, Joe said, without the app the duo wouldn’t have crossed paths. After a lonely lockdown in Wales, Joe and many others alike use the app for conversation and friendship.
Joe is studying development and human rights at Swansea University and feels that the local lockdown has turned many to dating apps like Grindr. Sarcastic comments, dry humour and classic high school flirting techniques are common on the app, so just take it on the chin! It’s not all sex and scandal Joe used Grindr not only to try and find love, but friendship too (credit: To a Heftiba) “Try not to get offended by anything,” said Joe, who believes that Grindr is fun and should be used for positive reasons. His first top-tip for surviving the Grindr world is: “It’s honestly,” he pauses, “a new world… I didn’t know anyone gay, my age and in this village until Grindr!” laughed Joe.Ī keen lover of dating apps, Joe has Grindr, Tinder and Hinge experience under his belt. “I never had like a scene, no one to relate to,” said Joe, who expressed that the Grindr app became his go-to to meet guys and now, he wouldn’t look back. Growing up in a very small town, Joe found it difficult to find gay guys his age, who were living in his area. I never had like a scene, no one to relate to Joe began his Grindr journey when he was 17 years old after confidently coming out about his sexuality and his preference in men. One lover of the app Joe Beavan is a 24-year-old master’s student from the Welsh town of Usk, South Wales. On the website, Grindr state, ‘At Grindr, we’ve created a safe space where you can discover, navigate, and get zero feet away from the queer world around you.’ Grindr is the ‘largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people.’ With over millions of daily users, Grindr has transformed the way dating is available to the LGBTQ+ community and ‘represents a modern LGBTQ+ lifestyle.’ Joe Beavan, a dating app armchair expert talks us through his top tips about the platform Falling for the next good conversation, Joe sometimes finds himself in tricky situations! (Photo by Donovan Grabowski)