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Anon shares his dating preferences (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 50 points 2 years ago (10 children)

The third one is pretty weird, it's just the default way to meet people now.

The other two are pretty straightforward.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Tinder is the worst possible way to get to meet people, unless you’re at least a 9/10 guy or a woman who just wants to hook up, nothing more. At least that’s been my experience, both using the app and talking to friends who have. Meaningful connections are rare.

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  • [+] 16 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Hm, maybe. Where I lived, your chances were low if you’re a nerd and/or looking for something serious. Like, most people on tinder were the exact same crowd you‘d also meet in clubs. But it also wasn’t a particularly big town and most people on tinder in my age range were university students from the less nerdy faculties…

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well what should non-autistic people do then?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    On an individual level? No idea, I have no experience with that lol

    On a systemic level? The problem seems to be that people assume dating apps are only for hookups, so people who are looking for something serious avoid them. So the idea becomes true through self-validation. Breaking that cycle somehow would make everyone involved happier I think?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    People don't avoid dating apps because of a belief, they avoid them after they've been ghosted by the 3rd or 4th person in as many weeks.

    Its a worse experience for building relationships than just regular life in most cases.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    For you yes, that's not the norm. In average cities/towns, it's used for hook ups (shallow ones) and cheating. Can you meet a person there? Sure but odds are very much against it.

    Note, I'm talking about Tinder specifically, dating apps are fine.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My profiles had fun and active pics, jokes, preferences, favorites, dealbreakers, and honesty. But I found the apps so damn boring and disconnecting that I'd forget when I'd occasionally have a conversation. I couldn't get excited at all. It only made me depressed. While I know part of that is on me, it ain't all me. I decided one dystopian corpo shouldn't have a monopoly on romance and deleted my accounts.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I think Hinge is the only one not owned by one of the online dating conglomerates.

    I agree it kinda sucks, but I just don't meet many women in my day to day life, so it's the best option for me.

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