I tried many dating site over the years and the one thing that stood out is if you're under 6 feet tall don't even bother creating an account.
Am 5'11". Married a girl I met on Tinder
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#232Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I have a friend who finally started using dating apps after I've pressured him for years. Dear God why would you do this to someone?
Loneliness sucks, and for some people it can be difficult to try to meet new people in “real-world” social interactions.
I'm one of those people, but dating apps only ever made things worse. I can't imagine why anyone would want to use them unless they literally could not live with being alone. Fortunately for me I have decades of experience at that.
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#233I tried many dating site over the years and the one thing that stood out is if you're under 6 feet tall don't even bother creating an account.
It really makes me feel sad you've had this experience I hope you change your mind. I am a fellow short man so I have experienced rejection because of height among other lame reasons. I'm not conventionally good looking either.
But this type of mentality is negative and detrimental to your success as well as the success of other men in the same position. Your looks absolutely matter and to say otherwise is disingenuous. But to say you shouldn't try at all because of height is ridiculous. I found my wife through a dating App after having used dating apps off and on for a few years. I also tried conventional dating in person. Did I receive less attention than my more attractive Male peers? Yes absolutely, but I accept it and instead focus my efforts on the variables in my control. Physical fitness, attitude, and having life goals I work towards everyday. I can't beat most guys in looks or charm so I focused on persistence more than anything else.
I recognize that can sound nebulous, but it really works over the long run. I hope I don't come off as condescending these types of comments just really strike a nerve with me. I wish you success in your personal life if you haven't found it already.
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#234Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why was it miserable?
My personal experience is that dating itself just a miserable, tedious affair. Online dating at best doesn't make it any better.
Dating is only as miserable and tedious as you want to make it. If you're not satisfied with results so far then change your approach. This may require multiple iterations over several years until you find something that works for you.
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#235Here is my "crowd-based" dating app idea: let others do the matching -- i.e. decide which couples fit together....
This sounds engaging and fun. Think you're onto something.
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#236Modern problems call for modern solutions. /s
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#237Earlier quoted context omitted.
i mean it does solve that problem of excess of messages, but i think as a woman or man you would want the app to give you the best possible match or through some "magic" find someone who you might not have found through conventional means, not just the person who paid the most.
I would argue the "magic" is that someone considered the risk and cost of messaging you, and feels confident they found something to connect about
> feels confident they found something to connect
“I’ve got a lot of money and you’re young and have great tits”
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#238I had this idea yesterday (and even wrote it down). Too slow I guess...
Yeah I had it a few weeks ago, too, honestly. Execution and timing are hard. Not for something like this, but sometimes you can be too early with an idea, too...
Apparently it had been done even earlier :D [1].
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/14/14601254/shinder-dating-a...
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#239Earlier quoted context omitted.
What I'm saying is a might as well have dated random people for a year, it would have been the same result. The dating sites sell you on 'matching.' Oh, and if you think you're using it for free, think again. They are collecting all kinds of personal information about you
Only OkCupid does; Tinder barely tries and even then it's hidden. For the most part the selling point is that you get introduced to people you wouldn't just meet in your normal social cirlces/events. Apps besides OkCupid have mostly moved to the model where you put in a few basic facts (age/sex, do you drink, etc), upload some pictures, a short ( Also on the data collection front, the business model is more based aro…
Actually, they do try to match you on attractiveness. Also how much you swipe. If you swipe to like every profile you get different results.
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#240Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can confirm that in the UK, Tinder is pretty terrible. Hinge and Bumble are OK. OKCupid is gently dying under Match.com's tender care, but it's still my favourite because people actually have to say something about themselves. Can also confirm that online dating is a horrible, confidence-destroying nightmare (presumably for both sexes).
> horrible, confidence-destroying nightmare (presumably for both sexes). After watching over my single-mother sister's shoulder while she used her okcupid account, I highly doubt it's anywhere near as confidence-destroying for women as it is men. For her, she could login to okcupid any time she wanted an ego boost. She was constantly barraged with messages and likes, it was a completely different experience for her t…
OkCupid used to do a lot of interesting statistical reports.
One of them said that for some women, it was pretty good if you like incoming messages and interest.
But for the other women, it was horrible because you'd get ignored, except for those weird cock shots most women get, which adds a bit of creepiness to make the experience worse.
Basically, women are sorted into attractive and unattractive by whatever arbitrary standard of the day, and the latter cohort had very little interest.
The statistics also indicated that skin colour made a big difference.