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[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

No, you're right. People don't date for relationships, maybe some think they are, but really it's just having a dinner experience and potentially getting laid and moving on.

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[–] Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

The mainstream apps owned by match group as well as bumble appear to have a lot of people like you describe. I am sure there are decent people on there also, it's just the signal to noise ratio sucks, as well as the whole gamified bullshit of the apps themselves. I uninstalled Tinder/hinge/bumble not long after trying them and I have no plans to return. I suspect people who would put up with the way tinder functions are the same people who would put up with forced ads on their phone and smart tv etc. I would not be a good fit for people like that.

I've had a lot of success on less mainstream apps by simply being honest about what I'm looking for (ENM / casual ongoing) and have found many with the same views.

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[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago

They're decent people, they're just falling into the trap of seeing an ad and thinking it can help them. Of course, the ads are just designed to extract as much cash as possible from you but that's our culture i guess.

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