‘It’s quite soul-destroying’: how we fell out of love with dating apps::For a decade, apps have dominated dating. But now singles are growing tired of swiping and are looking for new ways to meet people – or reverting to old ones

  • Obinice@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Dating websites were useless, turning them into phone applications just made them even less engaging then they already were.

    An extremely tiny percentage of dating website users get anything positive from it. You might as well play a lottery instead.

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      1 year ago

      I just don’t see this. I’ve had lots of success and I’m not a typically attention-grabbing person on a dating app (my first line is about how I’m married).

      I have numerous friends who met their long-term partners on dating apps.