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‘It’s quite soul-destroying’: how we fell out of love with dating apps (www.theguardian.com)

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‘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

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[–] pete_the_cat 2 points 1 year ago

My buddy has been married for like 2 or 3 years to a really cool, smart, and beautiful woman. He dated her for like a year or two before, and they had known each other before that. When I was hanging out with him one night, the topic of dating and the apps came up, I told him it was all a scam now, they want you to pay for everything. He was like "WTF? They only give you a certain amount of free swipes a day and then you either have to pay more or wait? That's some bullshit bro."

Of course before you pay they entice you by saying you have like 10 or 15 matches, but you need to pay to see who they are. One you pay that number is cut in half or less, and they're usually not people you'd be attracted to anyway