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IAmNotACat ,

Why did they all go for the swipe model? That vastly reduced the size of their customer market while splitting that reduced market across several apps.

garretble ,
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These apps are a service, and as such - in theory - it’s not out of the question to ask for some sort of payment.

HOWEVER, the price they ask is so damned high it’s not worth it.

I think Tinder wants $35/m to let you “see your likes” (the people who have swiped right on you), and as far as I know that’s basically the only way to ever see them because just using the app regularly they never seem to show up. I think I’ve had 40 Likes in a queue for about a year because they just never show up in day to day usage. I assume it’s all bot profiles from other countries at this point.

Viking_Hippie ,

The editor had far too much fun coming up with that headline 😄

cmbabul , (edited )

Historically I’ve had a lot of success and met some really great women, even had awesome relationships with a few, but things changed at some point after Covid. I barely see anyone that isn’t almost the exact opposite of what I look for and thats alongside the litany of notifications to buy something

bravesilvernest ,
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Met my now-wife on Bumble in 2019, but I have a feeling it peaked around that time based on all the stories I’ve heard.

Might have to do with commodifying relationships, but who am I to guess 🙃

peopleproblems ,

Hmmm.

Sounds good to me I haven’t met anyone so I can happily quit them now methinks, especially if they will financially suffer at this point

hate2bme ,

I always have great conversations with girls on apps. Then when we set up a date I get ghosted the day of. The one time the date actually would have happened the girl was a LOT larger than her pics. And I have no problem with dating a bigger girl but I do have a problem with liars. Never again.

rehydrate5503 ,

Similar situation here. Lots of ghosting, or unmatching the day of a scheduled date. Had two dates in the last few months of using the apps. First woman was about 15 years older than her pics. Not unattractive by any means, but felt lied to from the get go. The other, let’s just say she had some work done after most recent pics, and the surgeon shouldn’t be practicing.

Captainvaqina ,

Maybe he was practicing on her

abigscaryhobo ,

As a guy, these apps suck. I’ve met a few people on them, but it’s very obvious that they are deliberately hiding matches and people that are your type behind a paywall. It’s not in their best interest to show you people that have the same interests as you, it’s better if they bundle them all up and slap a big fat price tag on the front.

People are starting to realize these apps aren’t about hooking up or making connections, they’re about squeezing desperate people looking for love into giving money for the promise of finding it.

AssaultPepper ,

Met my fiance on a dating app, but I think they really peaked in the pandemic for the reasons the article stated that nobody had anywhere else to go.

Now it’s likely just filters for people who spend the time cultivating a social presence elsewhere.

snekerpimp ,

Never met anyone good off those apps. Now Craigslist, I have met friends for life.

ickplant ,
@ickplant@lemmy.world avatar

I met my husband of 8.5 years on Craigslist Casual Encounters. Those were the times.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve never used one of those apps, but the risk of being defrauded or, worse, assaulted, would be way too high for me to take that sort of chance.

Samvega ,

I can’t imagine how unpleasant I would feel if I was defrauded or harmed because of using a dating website. I’m going to call that ‘appalling’, although that’s too weak a word.

I’m so happy that I met my wife through circumstance and chance and we just love each other and that’s it.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I got married before smartphones were a thing. I’m just lucky my wife loves me even though I’m an idiot.

clark ,
@clark@midwest.social avatar

Good.

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