• @Starkstruck@lemmy.world
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    221 year ago

    Dating apps are terrible because they don’t want you to actually find a good partner. If you find a good partner, you have no need for the dating app anymore. So they’ll match you with people that’ll peak your interest, but ultimately won’t work out.

    Obviously there’s more to it than just that, but this is a big part of the problem.

    • @lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de
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      51 year ago

      I had more luck meeting people on a penpal app than getting a single match on any of the major dating apps. The algorithm just always seems to sort me out. It can really mess with your self esteem when you’re never getting a single match or reply to your messages.

      It’s definitely not me, because I get hundreds of letters on Slowly, where it’s actually about communication and I’m even going on a vacation with a girl I met there next week.

      Tinder & Co. are useless, objectifying apps that build on greed and should be burned to the ground.