Tinder and the Dating Apocalypse (2015)

Post by CuriouslyC » Sun, Sep 03, 2017, 11:49 PM UTC

newprint wrote: post #8

newprint wrote: post #3

I am 34 year old male, Baltimore, MD. Read the article. I feel sorry for the both parties. By the time they reach 30, they will be cynical fuckers who don't understand what is family is for. It is impossible to have sex with different women(man) every week and not become cynical to the point, you don't give a damn.

To add to the point. I have couple friends, who are in their 40's. They find women on dating sites (anywhere in the US), arrange the "hook-up", buy the ticket, fly-in, have sex and fly-out. None of them have a stable families. They are highly cynical people. Just fuck and get out. Don't be like that. You will grow older, lonely, without families. Stable family is what you will keep you sane, once you reach 45. (Unles…

Post by corporateslave3 » Sun, Sep 03, 2017, 11:49 PM UTC

stepanhruda wrote: post #20

corporateslave3 wrote: post #13

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Yeah, its a trap generally. In theory your dating matches are limitless, in reality they are much more constrained. This is how the dating atmosphere in NYC generally works, a ton of people with too many mediocre options.

Saw an article recently stating * bottom 80% of the men all compete for 20% of the women who actually respond to them * the other 80% of the women only respond to the top 20% of the men

Post by smnrchrds » Sun, Sep 03, 2017, 11:54 PM UTC

sverige wrote: post #22

kyleschiller wrote: post #11

One factor largely absent here (and actually obscured by their choice to interview investment bankers) is the huge amount of financial anxiety facing young people in America.[0] Crippling student debt, a lack of savings and inability to find high-paying jobs can make the prospects of starting a family or even serious relationship hugely unattractive. The assertion in this article that Tinder is great because you can…

There's also the high risk of marriage ending in divorce and losing half (or more) of your financial assets when the relationship falls apart. That has been keeping a lot of men from marrying, which is another factor that drives some portion of them to avoid marriage by design.

Post by sokoloff » Sun, Sep 03, 2017, 11:55 PM UTC

smnrchrds wrote: post #25

sverige wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's also the high risk of marriage ending in divorce and losing half (or more) of your financial assets when the relationship falls apart. That has been keeping a lot of men from marrying, which is another factor that drives some portion of them to avoid marriage by design.

Wouldn't that only be the case if there is a huge disparity in wealth and income between spouses? If professionals marry other professionals, similar to how doctors mostly marry other doctors, that shouldn't be a problem.

Post by monksy » Sun, Sep 03, 2017, 11:59 PM UTC

kyleschiller wrote: post #11

One factor largely absent here (and actually obscured by their choice to interview investment bankers) is the huge amount of financial anxiety facing young people in America.[0] Crippling student debt, a lack of savings and inability to find high-paying jobs can make the prospects of starting a family or even serious relationship hugely unattractive. The assertion in this article that Tinder is great because you can…