Online dating, not as bad as people say?

[SapphireCat]

I was just reading that India Reynolds (love island) has gone official with her partner, and apparently they met on Hinge.

It got me thinking about how online dating often seems to get a bad reputation. People are always saying the best way to meet someone is through hobbies, clubs, or in everyday life, but I do wonder how realistic that is for a lot of people.

If someone like India, (who is incredibly stunning) who you’d imagine has plenty of opportunities to meet people in real life, ended up finding her partner on a dating app, maybe online dating isn’t the “last resort” some people make it out to be.

I also wonder how often people actually meet partners organically these days. It feels like unless you’re exceptionally attractive, most women probably aren’t regularly being approached by men in everyday life, so relying on chance meetings might not be that realistic for the average person.

Have dating apps just become the main way people meet now, despite the criticism they often get? Interested to hear other people’s experiences.

OLD and Covid lock down worked. Lots of phone dates and phone sex. Great fun and hot!!

Have you tried speed dating? That’s a good laugh and you get to meet lots of people in a safe environment and get face to face vibes, if you click with anyone you can swap numbers, if not, you never have to see them again, win win!

I must say I quite enjoyed my time online dating but that was 20 years ago so it’s maybe a bit different now. I wouldn’t write it off though.

Many of my friends and relatives met their partners on dating apps/websites. I married mine and we met on Bumble. Had to kiss a lot of frogs before getting to that stage but decided to treat it as cultural research and horizon building. I think you have to just not take anything too personally and be clear about what your expectations are, without also being too rigid. Was certainly bleak at times but my husband is A* and sometimes i find it scary to think that we would never have met if not through a dating app.