Woman says she uses LinkedIn as a dating app to find 'A-grade men'

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By Nasima Khatun

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A woman has opened up about the fact that she uses LinkedIn as a dating app in order to find a decent man.

Now I know what you're thinking, LinkedIn for dating? What? What happened to Tinder, Bumble, and OkCupid?

Apparently, they're not serving their own purpose anymore and Linkedin has stepped up to offer a new, and slightly more innovative, option.

Long gone are the days for professional networking and showcasing your skills, it's now apparently the hub to meet a potential other half, well, according to one TikToker.

Taking to TikTok, user @candi.licious has been giving her followers an insight into her experiences on 10 dating apps in 10 weeks, and after giving Hinge, Bumble, and Tinder a shot, she then moved on to LinkedIn to see what the playing field looked like on there.

"Why am I using LinkedIn as a dating app? The filters!", she told her 47,000 followers. "Number one, I can filter for an education - MBA, baby. Number two, I can filter by industry. I'm looking at doctor, lawyer, finance bro.

"Number three, I can filter by country, very important. Unfortunately, I'm unable to filter by height but at least there are very good-looking photos that I can kind of do height analysis on."

I mean, if that works for you, it works for you, right?

Alongside the video, the TikToker also wrote: "I'm looking for A-grade men and Linkedin has A-grade filters!"

Hundreds took to the comments to talk about the unique idea, with many even recalling their own experiences on the app.

"I dated a top executive at a major media company that I met on LinkedIn (as I was building a network for my startup). So yeah, it works," said one user.

"I checked my then bf’s LinkedIn page after we met through tinder. We are married now. LOL," another added.

A third pointed this out: "The thing is, on LinkedIn they only have one perfectly edited headshot. I need a full posture pic for my evaluation."

"I have a 30 years old photo there," this user said, insinuating you can't trust what you see on the platform.

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Others also wondered if they should drop the actual dating apps and pick up Linkedin.

Well, if @candi.licious' experiences are anything to go by, it seems as though it's worth giving the idea a shot, especially if you've exhausted all your other options.

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