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Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200 (fortune.com)
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[–] 8 points 3 months ago (6 children)

But it doesn't though. Dating is something you do to find people to be with IRL. Dating apps are made to keep you engaged and noy to lose customers. If you want to find someone to be with IRL, you gotta look IRL and it helps going somewhere, where people have similar interests

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  • [–] -1 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    datings apps are how you use them. if you ask people out irl, and they say no or ignore you, the app has nothing to do with that. it's the person on on the other end not being interested.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    They are statistically not made for actually finding someone. If they were they wouldn't be profitable. The goal is always to keep people using the app and spending money. If you are straight, the ratio of men to women on the average dating app is skewed against you if you are male and in your favor if you are female.

    Dating apps are just the way for capitalists to make money off dating

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Cool, then why is that more the half of new couples meet on dating apps?

    You don't use apps. You don't know what you are talking about. It's not a conspiracy. They are free. I don't pay for any apps and I regularly get dates from them. Do most women who message me, not meet up with me? yeah, because they aren't interested in me. That's their choice.

    If i only did in person dating, I might go on one bad date a year. at least with apps I get way more dates, and half of them are decent, even if they don't go anywhere. i went on like 20 dates last year, a few were bad, but 18 were from apps, and one of them became a short term thing for a month, but we were not politically or financially compatible so I stopped seeing her, plus she hated my cat.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    How are dating apps still a business if they are made to lose their customers?

    I don't think they would still exist or be profitable for the companies owning them if they were actually good at getting people together.

    I think more than half of the new couples meet on dating apps because the opportunities to meet people IRL have been heavily reduced since the pandemic.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    they sell your data. they sell ads. they have optional features you can extra for that are expensive and some people use them. i have been using dating apps for 15 years now. they haven't changed that much. it's just that they are all swipe apps on your phone now. but the business model has been the same since the 2000s, it's basically freemium service like free to play online games are. and it's profitable because while the vast majority never pay, the small number who do, spend a lot, and are called 'whales'. the business model is all about getting the whales. people like me, who have never paid once in a 15 years, aren't really making them any money.

    again, you clearly dont' use apps and you're just making stuff up.

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