Tastebuds is one of the multitude of dating social apps floating around in today’s digital world.
What’s different about this one is that it gets you matches based solely on your taste in music.
It’s a great way to meet new people with similar music preferences.
As the Tastebuds tagline states – ‘meet new people, discover new music’.
To do just that, Tastebuds is a great app.
But does it really help in dating or building a relationship?
Read on to find out.
The Tastebuds conundrum!
Advantage or annoyance?
That’s the first question when you come across an app like Tastebuds that connects people with shared music interests alone.
It is probably a bit of both!
For instance, someone who likes the same music band as you need not necessarily share your interests in food too.
On the other hand, a person with a shared love of classic songs may have a similar personality as yourself.
It all boils down to the individual in question.
When you match on Tastebuds based on music, it’s really a coin toss whether the rest of your personalities match.
Another bump in the road for Tastebuds is that its subscription feature doesn’t really work as well as other apps.
In order to message a potential match privately, you need to make a payment and get a ‘backstage pass’.
However, it’s no guarantee that the pass will get you in touch with your soulmate!
On the plus side, Tastebuds is a place where you can find a new love – in terms of music!
Exploring through the site, you can unintentionally come across some musical gems that you may never have heard of otherwise.
Tips to meet people on Tastebuds
Finding musical matches is what Tastebuds is all about.
To that effect, here are some tips to help you meet people to enjoy a show or talk music with.
- Create an attractive profile – start off by creating your username and filling out the initial questionnaire. Answer questions with a pinch of humor and wit to get them noticed by potential matches.
- Utilize the ‘quick questions’ option – this section shows you random questions to answer to build up your Tastebuds Answer these whenever you can to make it more interesting.
- Post on interesting threads – browse through the public forums available on the Tastebuds site to find ones that interest you. Write interesting posts in the forum to get people to respond and start a conversation.
- Ask questions – Tastebuds allows you to post questions of your choice on your profile that others can answer. Use this fun way to interact by posting questions that are thought-provoking, quirky, or just plain enticing to music lovers!
- Message Bomb – this feature does exactly what its name states! Select a specific question of your choice, and the message bomb sends it out free of cost to eight matches. This way, you can expect responses from at least some of the eight, and take it from there.
- Get Lucky – this functionality on Tastebuds leads you to the profile of a potential match with a single click. It’s up to you if you want to answer questions on that profile or start an interaction.
- Use chatrooms – Tastebuds offers a lot of free chatrooms that you can use on its app. You’re more likely to meet people frequently if you engage in chatrooms of your interest.
Once you’ve created your Tastebuds profile, there are a lot more features to explore.
You can literally spend hours on the site, updating your profile, posting questions, and browsing through profiles of music matches.
Tastebuds is a great app if you’re looking to make friends or find like-minded souls to hit a concert together.
On the dating front, it’s really up to you and potential matches to figure out if it’s working.
There have been instances where people who’ve met on Tastebuds ended-up dating or even married.
However, it may not be everyone’s cup of tea.
Try it to know how best it works for you individually.
You might get lucky finding someone special, or you may get luckier and fall in love with awesome new music!
