Friends liking your profile

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I find it a bit strange when people do this. So, I'm on a dating app and I'm also gay so my dating pool is more on the limited side. I have friends that are also gay and single so naturally it's not that unusual to see someone I know on there. Personally, if I wouldn't date them I swipe left, and if I might potentially then I usually just avoid it or swipe right if I'm feeling brave.

However, I know some people who will always swipe right when they see someone they know. I received a super-like from a friend of a friend fairly recently. My first thought was that this person most likely wanted to match so we could have an amusing conversation about it, but I did wonder about her intentions. For context, she is not straight. We've talked about her ex girlfriends before. Anyway, I decided to ask her about it privately on social media. She told me that she always swipes right on people she knows. I replied saying that I thought that was the case and then we went on to discuss how it was going with the dating app and what our types were. Although, when she described her type it did sound suspiciously like me.

Funnily enough, my friends have talked about the two of us hypothetically dating or hooking up before, but often in a very negative sense. We're both very different people, complete opposites and I remember my two engaged friends having a debate over how such a relationship would unfold. "They'd balance each other out!" "No, they'd drive each other insane!" I think I almost indirectly broke up a future marriage.

Personally I don't find her attractive, we don't have much common ground and are unlikely to interact outside of our social circles. Anyway, what do you think of friends liking your dating profile? Do you do this?

I don’t go on dating sites.

But I would assume that “liking” someone on a dating site is equivalent to “friending” someone on Facebook.

They might not want to “get into your pants”—but they like you enough to be at least a casual friend.