Tinder users can now avoid running into their relatives, colleagues on dating app, here is how

Tinder has come up with a new feature that would let you avoid people who already know outside Tinder.

Running into your ex-boyfriend, colleague or relative on dating apps is a constant fear one lives with. But not anymore if you are using Tinder as the company has come up with a new feature that would let you avoid people who already know you outside the app. The company has announced that it will let Tinder users block their phone contacts. It is not a pleasant feeling to run into your cousin or your ex-boyfriend on a dating app. That is your personal space and you would not want anyone to know about it unless you yourself decide to tell people. Until now, there was no other way to escape people you already know outside the app. It is because the app you are using does not know who you are connected with. The apps are not even synced with the social media sites like Facebook or Instagram to help you dodge the friends who are already a part of your social circle. But Tinder has introduced a great way to avoid people by blocking their numbers. “Want to try to avoid seeing someone on Tinder? With Block Contacts, you can do just that. Share your device’s contact list with Tinder, select a contact you want to block, and we’ll do our best to prevent you from seeing each other,” Tinder said in its blog.