Does it feel like pretty much everybody you know met their partner online? Well, those feelings aren’t facts, and the numbers tell a different story.
  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 days ago

    Me: This tinder thing suuuuuucks.

    Actually dating apps aren’t as good as you think!

    Wha–no. I said it SUCKS.

    I’m just saying, it’s not as good as you think.

    I’m saying it’s NOT good.

    And it’s not as good as you think.

    I can’t tell if you’re agreeing with me in a stupid way, or argueing with me in a stupid way…

  • 𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 days ago

    “doesn’t work as well as you think it does”

    I assumed “root of 5 year minimum marriages” being contributed to hookup apps was single digits of likelihood. I assumed this didn’t work at all unless it was a fluke. The company has no interest in matching you with long term compatibility, and every interest in matching you with people who have attachment issues and will, at best, fuck you, then leave you on read, or at worst never match you so you pay and pay hoping for a single message from your desired pool of people.

    Compared to paid websites that you survey for (like Match) where the goal was initially “find a long term partner”. And I feel like those are a con too.