{"id":88136,"date":"2023-11-26T10:29:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T10:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88136"},"modified":"2023-11-26T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T10:29:23","slug":"i-am-using-linkedin-for-dating-and-i-think-its-better-than-tinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/i-am-using-linkedin-for-dating-and-i-think-its-better-than-tinder\/","title":{"rendered":"I am using LinkedIn for dating &#8211; and I think it&apos;s better than Tinder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;I am using LinkedIn for dating &#8211; and I think it&#8217;s better than Tinder&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The woman, who lives in Singapore, had already tried Bumble, Hinge, and Tinder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you met a love interest through LinkedIn? Email shannon.mcguigan@mailonline.co.uk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A woman unlucky in love has ditched dating apps and turned to LinkedIn in a bid to find her perfect match.<\/p>\n<p>The content creator, who goes by Candilicious and lives in Singapore, decided to bin apps like Hinge and Bumble after weeks of scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she turned her sights to the corporate networking platform to find her soulmate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yes -that&#8217;s right. This week I am going to be crawling LinkedIn in Singapore to find my next date,&#8217; she said in the video with over 80,000 views.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/12\/77924449-12761389-The_content_creator_who_goes_by_Candilicious_pictured_binned_Hin-a-1_1700570824428.jpg\" height=\"794\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The content creator, who goes by Candilicious (pictured), binned Hinge, Bumble and Tinder after three weeks of dating apps &#8211; opting for more unconventional route<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77924461-12761389-image-a-23_1700224507159.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Candilicious justified her approach on the employment-orientated app stating the filters are what sets it a part from Tinder, Bumble or Hinge<\/p>\n<p>While some branded her decision as &#8216;Queen behaviour,&#8217; and called her &#8216;a legend&#8217; in the comments, others were not as confident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yikes. You probably have more tact, but I really don&#8217;t like when I&#8217;m approached on LinkedIn in that way,&#8217; wrote one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wouldn&#8217;t suggest LinkedIn for dating,&#8217; a second commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another chimed in: &#8216;LinkedIn?? Not practical. How do you approach them?&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A fourth person added: &#8216;Does it list relationship status because that could be a world of pain if they&#8217;re not single, plus it would be creepy if a man did it&#8230;&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seemingly unfazed by the criticism, the content creator replied in a follow-up video, justifying why LinkedIn was the perfect place to find a love interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Candilicious stressed the apps unique filters makes it superior than your run-of-the-mill dating app, stating: &#8216;Number one I can filter for education &#8211; MBA baby!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She also noted how the app allowed her to find potential suitors through filtering via industry, as she hoped to couple up with <span>a<\/span><span>\u00a0doctor, lawyer or someone in finance.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>LinkedIn also allows its users to filter their searches based on country, something the content creator says is &#8216;very important&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928645-12761389-image-a-41_1700225442122.jpg\" height=\"123\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928639-12761389-image-a-42_1700225446863.jpg\" height=\"85\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928633-12761389-image-a-43_1700225451306.jpg\" height=\"58\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928637-12761389-image-a-44_1700225454873.jpg\" height=\"91\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928635-12761389-image-m-46_1700225463751.jpg\" height=\"44\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928631-12761389-image-a-47_1700225477556.jpg\" height=\"61\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928629-12761389-image-a-48_1700225483218.jpg\" height=\"99\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77928643-12761389-image-a-49_1700225488841.jpg\" height=\"65\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Whilst some initially criticised the content creator, many shared their own success stories in the comments<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m unable to filter by height but at least there are very good looking photos that I can do some height analysis on,&#8217; she joked.<\/p>\n<p>After her clarification, many flocked to the comments labelling\u00a0the TikToker as &#8216; smart&#8217; and &#8216;a genius&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Some even shared their own promising LinkedIn love stories, with one commenting: &#8216;I checked my then boyfriends LinkedIn page after we met through Tinder. 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