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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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[–] Clbull 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just realized that I fail at basic maths and counted to 110, not 100.

It's more of a problem with Okcupid than anything else. Match drove that website to the ground once they acquired it.

Customer Support gifted me a month of Premium half a year ago after a really bad experience I had with another user harassing me. I found out that nearly all of the 100+ likes I had on my Okcupid profile were from ladies who didn't even live on the same continent as me. They'd just switch cities and countries all the time, then disclose where they actually lived in their profile description.

GPS spoofing is incredibly easy to pull off, and despite it literally being a violation of the site's Community Guidelines, their customer service team really don't give a shit. Quote:

Also, your profile details such as age, height, location, etc. must be accurate. We restrict searching and showing profiles based on mutual fit for details like age, location, gender, and orientation for a reason: so that you can find a person who is looking for someone just like you. Changing these details to appear in searches that you would not otherwise is not allowed and will result in your profile being banned.

I logged into my account for the first time in about two months. I still see matches I reported that remain unbanned to this day.

THEY HAVE THE CHEEK TO CHARGE £20 - £40 A MONTH FOR PREMIUM.