Effect of using tinder during reboot

I'd like to know if anyone has had any success with using tinder during their reboot, and/or if there were any negative effects?

I've recently started abstaining from PMO but was also introduced to tinder about 4 weeks ago. I figure it's a good way to meet girls and try to get back into some form of dating routine an meeting real girls even if it's just socially, and have in fact already been on 4 dates.

However, I suspect that the same reward circuitry tht works for PMO also works for tinder when swiping through pictures, albeit to a much less severe degree, so would appreciate any feedback related to this as well.

 

Thanks. I know what you mean but I haven't subscribed to tinder so can only look at a small number of profiles per day and I only do when I'm out at cafes or wherever (not at home where I don't have internet), so it won't lead to relapse in that when I see a picture I won't immediately jump onto a website so can easily control it. Have never been particularly turned on by anything on facebook, but maybe that changes the longer you get intothe 90 days nofap as the brain sensitiEs itself to less extreme visual queues?

Maybe I'm being stupid but I also find it nice to just chat to girls and learn what kind of girls I like as I've never actually actively dated, and this is an avenue for doing that, even if it is incredibly superficial upfront.

 

Fair points, and I agree with what you're saying. It could be that my porn-brain is what is driving it to some extent, but I'm honestly not rushing to look at pictures, and only do it when I have time to kill on the train or something.

My intentions are also completely about setting up a date and meeting a nice girl. I just moved to a new city and as I don't go out much to bars and clubs (where I wouldn't want to pick up girls anyways) I think this is a suitable way to do get to know people.

I know that might sound like denial, but I feel in complete control of the situation (ie. I could stop using tinder right now without flinching or having withdrawal from it), which is unlike porn which somehow find its way back to my agenda time and time again completely impulsively (as if I'm not in control of my decisions or though process then, but rather on some sort of hungry auto-pilot).

Appreciate everyone's feedback, thanks so much!