• the_kid@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I would guess 99% of cases is just they never meet new people and aren’t attractive enough to get anywhere with dating apps.

    plus there’s a newish social phenomena that basically says you shouldn’t approach women anywhere. overall probably good because women deal with less unwanted harassment, but if you can’t talk to new people at the gym, at stores, outside, at work, and you don’t go to parties/bars - you’re basically never going to meet anyone.

    • TheDialectic [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      The equilibrium point is to take a dance class. You learn to dance and you will make friends. One of them will just get bored and start hanging out with you, or one of your new friends friends etc.

    • ilyenkov [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      I don’t think you have to be particularly attractive to use dating apps. Like, I’m sure it helps, but I honestly think it’s a skill issue for the most part. Like, on dating apps, a huuuuge amount of people’s profiles have like three mediocre pics, and none of the info filled in, no bio, etc. That’s just an auto swipe left. Even worse are the profiles where the bio is an active turn off. Like people whose bio is just like a misogynistic skreed. And those people, I assume, are ones who are the most vocal about dating apps not working for them.