> It will tell you how to start a conversation. Help you get dressed on a first date. Help you hold a conversation. Teach you étiquettes. Tell you what to do when you don't get an answer. These are all real relationship building tips that dating apps don't bother with.

I don’t think that’s what most people need help with, especially most females. The only people left would be supremely introverted males with a high dose of self-awareness (those few rare people openly admitting they need such help). Based upon my personal relationships who have used dating apps to meet people the audience is mostly people who have trouble finding people for dates or people completely lacking self-awareness. As a result that’s the audience most dating apps target and try to connect, which is why the real world results are sometimes underwhelming for many users.

Honestly, if the apps connected people with as strong compatibility as they claim users would not need multiple disappointing dates. The problem, in many cases, isn’t the app though (at least when the app does pick desired criteria). Some people seriously look into a figurative mirror and see something extremely different than what much of the world sees which likely explains why they might need a dating app in the first place.