Are Dating Apps Getting Worse?

[aa5b@lemmy.world]

Ok, zero matches within 100km, and I live just outside a major US city. Of course I’m probably not the typical age …. But it must be those pesky metric units, they mean nothing here

[qualifiedkitten@lemmy.world]

I never really had trouble getting dates on Tinder, etc., but very few of those led to second dates. Of the people I've dated that I met without the help of apps, I probably would've "swiped left" on most of them. As another user said, general human interaction is my current route, focusing my energy on social interactions where I can meet people the old fashioned way: mostly friends of friends. That can range from get togethers at someone's house, happy hours, general meetup groups, volunteering, hobbies and/or classes.

[qualifiedkitten@lemmy.world]

Well shit. I just wrote up a long ass comment about why it probably sucks, but then decided I might as well try it out first. I created an account, but it won't let me log in. I enter my email and password, then it makes me do a captcha, then it just says, "An error occured. Please try again." I've tried multiple times and I guess I give up now.

[nrjeez@lemmy.world]

All non-free and open source apps made by for-profit entities always get worse.

[johnlukepeckard@lemm.ee]

I found my girlfriend last October on hinge. What really made that app work for me are the ice breakers. Putting effort into a profile that highlights who you are will at some point attract the right people. And using ice breakers prompts to start a conversation was always kind of fun to check out the conversation vibe.

But it really took some effort getting started, working on my communication skills and exploring what I really like in a partner and what I like about me. It took me a year and tons of dates that weren’t a fit though.

[0xd@infosec.pub]

Going out, doing stuff you like and talking to people. I love raves, so that's where I generally meet people for dates. I've gotten dates at board game evenings, doing sports, or in a museum.

You just gotta talk to someone who has caught your eye. Make sure to let them know you find them attractive and if it's mutual you've got a thing. Rejections are normal and okay, at this point I'm more comfortable with them than actually going on a date

[murmelade@lemmy.ml]

Perhaps some sort of digital glory hole could work?

[corkyskog@sh.itjust.works]

Maybe the author had been in a relationship for more than 5 years.

[nandeebisu@lemmy.world]

Be very careful wheb defederating

[splashjackson@lemmy.ca]

Beats me, I haven't used one in ages

[innerscientist@lemmy.world]

To shreds you say?

[icytoes@sh.itjust.works]

But maybe could be a good place for furry dating.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

I think Steam is an outlier here. It'll probably get worse eventually, but it's pretty decent right now.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Or gave up on dating apps a long time ago.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Good thing I got married before revealing just how mono-OS I am, don't even have much Linux distro variety, everything is openSUSE.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Hey, you can try out FreeBSD, maybe you'll find a cute little beastie.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Not even the fediverse, I have a furry coworker, and they have a whole community thing going on. They do exist in real life, not just the weird corners of the fediverse.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Maybe the real furries are the internet strangers we met along the way.

[gonzako@lemmy.world]

as a dating app?

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Sure, why not?