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Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by throwaway_234 »

cblock811 wrote: post #8
zitterbewegung wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be honest I think this is true of dating sites in General.

It sounds accurate for Grindr, Scruff and Hornet in the world of gay 'dating' apps as well.

All dating should be like gay apps/dating... theres always someone wanting to talk to you, trade pics and try to hook up with you. At least if you have a nice body, decent face and are 20 to 40... unfortunately being white might help too.

Str8 dating app scams barely exist on gay/bi apps. There's no need for it due to how men are. Horny and looking 24/7.

Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by exelius »

cblock811 wrote: post #8
zitterbewegung wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be honest I think this is true of dating sites in General.

It sounds accurate for Grindr, Scruff and Hornet in the world of gay 'dating' apps as well.

And I’ve made more friends than dates with Her, so I guess the stereotypes hold true for lesbian apps as well.

Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by throwaway_234 »

exelius wrote: post #13
cblock811 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds accurate for Grindr, Scruff and Hornet in the world of gay 'dating' apps as well.

And I’ve made more friends than dates with Her, so I guess the stereotypes hold true for lesbian apps as well.

Making friends or long term friends with benefits on Grindr or Scruff is a joke. We are all distracted by something new and shinier. So it's a joke for building anymore then a sex buddy relationship where you see each other every month or so for a release.

Though that might be different for the really good looking to hot guys.

Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by walrus01 »

throwaway_234 wrote: post #11
cblock811 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds accurate for Grindr, Scruff and Hornet in the world of gay 'dating' apps as well.

All dating should be like gay apps/dating... theres always someone wanting to talk to you, trade pics and try to hook up with you. At least if you have a nice body, decent face and are 20 to 40... unfortunately being white might help too. Str8 dating app scams barely exist on gay/bi apps. There's no need for it due to how men are. Horny and looking 24/7.

traditional fraudsters, however, know no sexual orientation boundaries: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/grindr-frauds...

Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by [deleted] »

throwaway_234 wrote: post #11
cblock811 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds accurate for Grindr, Scruff and Hornet in the world of gay 'dating' apps as well.

All dating should be like gay apps/dating... theres always someone wanting to talk to you, trade pics and try to hook up with you. At least if you have a nice body, decent face and are 20 to 40... unfortunately being white might help too. Str8 dating app scams barely exist on gay/bi apps. There's no need for it due to how men are. Horny and looking 24/7.

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Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by noobermin »

throwaway_234 wrote: post #9

I guess unless your good looking to hot as a guy Tinder is crickets as girls filter you out. I'm bi so i use all apps .. i sure as hell wish Tinder was like Grindr and Scruff are for me. Open either app and have tons of messages .. pick and choose who you want to chat with and boom you have a collection of potential guys to meet up with for fun when the mood hits you. I guess that's what its like for average to good…

Even if it is legal is definitely not moral.

Re: Impersonators who are paid to flirt on dating apps

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Post by RcouF1uZ4gsC »

> As we grow accustomed to foisting more and more complicated emotional tasks onto digital butlers, we lose our ability to tolerate inelegance or find value in social failure. Moments of awkwardness and heartbreak are an inevitable part of the dating experience, and they are essential in our evolution into mature adults.

That is a very recent, Western view of finding a partner. For much of history, and even now in large parts of the world, a person's family had/has the job of finding a suitable match often with the aid of "professional" matchmakers. I wonder what percentage of people who grew up in this current Western model of individuals dating and finding partners would trade it for the other model if they could?

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