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Online dating - I can’t find a date ?

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Datingquez · 21/01/2024 11:57

I get 400-600 likes on Tinder and around 200 on Bumble every day. I spend ages reviewing these likes and matching with guys I think who have potential. I end up messaging back and forth with a few dozen every day. But they never ask me out. Rinse, repeat every day and every week. I never had this problem when I was dating before. The sheer number of men I’m going through yet none are keen to meet for a date. I’m 38 - is it my age ? I’ve shown my photos and bio to male friends who said it’s all fine. Do these hundreds of men just swipe for the hell of it and don’t want to actually date? Anyone else experiencing similar?

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fedupwithbeinghot · 23/01/2024 23:12

Crushed23 · 23/01/2024 15:13

I’m the same.

I’m about to ‘ghost’ yet another guy on Hinge after chatting for weeks without him suggesting we move the conversation off the app to real life (we’re not even on Whatapp yet…).

Do men just want a pen pal? Are they secretly married/in a relationship and just want the ego boost of getting messages from a single woman they’re attracted to?

Honestly, what the hell is going on?

Maybe he's waiting for you to suggest it

ExtremelyJoyous · 23/01/2024 23:17

Nobody meets anyone organically in real life anymore, it’s all OLD!!

Drop Tinder, it’s def the most casual dating app now. Try Hinge.

And if you want to take things further than chatting on the app, just ask!

fewgoo · 23/01/2024 23:49

I actually think the apps are dying in terms of their original purpose.
Now they seem a way of people to get ego strokes & kill time rather than actually get off their sofas and go on a date. Obviously for the apps the more users and the more time users are on the apps the better.

It seems to me anyway.
And although I know lots of long term/married couples who met OLD (although still a small minority compared to those who met at Uni/work/through friends/hobbies) most of them are from over 10-5 years ago, it seems much rarer now for people to meet OLD and actually end up in a relationship rather than casually shagging.
People still seem to meet their partners at work or even on the commute - so maybe think about angle when you are applying for your new job!

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