Dating apps/sites

So, they're everywhere these days. Sites like eHarmony and apps like Tinder. They're services in attempt to get people together and into relationships.

Do any of y'all have experience using dating apps/sites? What are your thoughts on them?

I recall my older sister once attempted to get me to find someone to date through one of those dating sites. It did not work out.

I've used Tinder, and a few gay-only apps such as Jack'd, Scruff, Hornet, Growlr, and of course Grindr. Mind you, I didn't just use them for /dates/, but..I actually met my current boyfriend of almost a year on Grindr. So, whatever. I say, use them if you want to, but be responsible if you do more than /date/. It never hurts to try~

I've used okcupid for a few years now. I've met all but 2 women I've been with online somehow. I've also got a pof account and a long dormant meetme account. I'm moving to Florida soon so I was checking out the local online scene and I think I'm gonna choose the old fashioned way of meeting women, asking at the bar if I can buy her a drink.

I tried Plenty of Fish at one point but it just seemed like a big pain in the butt to be honest. And the guys were just.....blah.

On behalf of those guys, I'm sorry. xD

Not really. I mean, when I was friends with these fakes... we used to go on some of the free ones and ask for dates for them (yeah, it was really stupid). Other than that though, I have really no experience with them in regards to myself though. A lot of it is because I also already have a boyfriend.

What I've noticed though... is how you have to buy your way into it. I don't like sites that do this. That's probably why I never wasted my time dealing with them.

My general opinion of dating apps/websites aren't very positive. I might be a little biased considering in my social circle, Tinder and the like are looked as mediums to hookups. And I dislike hookup culture on a whole. That being said, I know some relationships that have formed thanks to Tinder and they're honest relationships, which goes against the grain in my eyes. I personally would never use Tinder, unless it was a joke. To each their own. If you find happiness, then by all means.

I'd like to add on to this. For someone who has an easier time having conversations through a website or an app, wouldn't it be an issue when they meet someone in person?

As for the question asked, I don't have an answer because I have no experience with them and I can't say much about it. Aside from, they exist.

Eh, it's common practice to talk for about a week or so, get to know one another a bit. Making it easier for both parties to meet one another.

Everyone knows these sites never work.
At least not for my mom.

I feel like a lot of these sites are tailored for the whole "Netflix and chill" thing goin on. To me it's real hard to know whether you and someone are compatible with pics and a paragraph. Maybe I'm just old school idk.

I use them (Tindr) only to see who in the world would be interested in a very ugly person like me. Besides that, I don't expect anything to come from it.

I feel like most of the dating apps end up in unpleasant communication with really desperate people, who tend to only go for the nudity theme and use the actual chatting as a bait to attract someone onto a more sexual environment. But again, its the same in real life, only that in these apps is more direct. Of course there are still people out there who can keep a decent talk; but i have the feeling that more than half of the conversations are gonna be unpleasant. It feels like you're grinding through the people you meet on these dating apps till you find someone interesting

Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, meeting people online isn't much more sketchy than picking up someone at a bar. If anything it has the potential to be safer because you can take a heck of a lot more precautions. And it caters to all the introverts that technology is creating. (like, I'm sure as hell not going out to a bar to meet someone, lol). I'm sure a lot of the people on there "fluff" their profiles, but at least you can get an idea of their interests/hobbies/job/etc before you approach them.

My opinion on them is the same as pretty much anything else: Just do whatever you're comfortable with.

Perhaps they don't always work as planned, but they certainly can if you're really dedicated.




The only experience I, personally, have would be the personals section of Craigslist. :P

I met my current boyfriend of 2 years on there 'by accident.' I was browsing through the 'men seeking women' part for poops and giggles. I had zero interest in a relationship at the time, but CL is always good for a laugh, y'know? And I came across this post that was all of two sentences long. He had no picture up, the little tags just said he was 6'2 with blue eyes. He had totally butchered the English language, I could barely read it, his math didn't add up... so I messaged him to tell him all of that.

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Dustmop said:

The only experience I, personally, have would be the personals section of Craigslist. :P

I met my current boyfriend of 2 years on there 'by accident.' I was browsing through the 'men seeking women' part for poops and giggles.

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There's a relationship part in craigslist??? What?! Why wasn't I informed of this!

Also, I met my girlfriend by Facebook. She's the cousin of one of my friend and she randomly posted on one of his status and I started screwing around with her telling her how hamsters are awesome, then she added me and we started talking and all those goodies. That was back in 2009, We've been together for 6 years right now.

Just liek Dustmop said, meeting someone online is no different than some random at the club/bar or whatever you're at. Both can lie about their life, and a lot of people start a conversation based on looks (if you have a picture up) but at least on the internet you can see their hobbies and all those. And you aren't in any danger to get picked up by some stranger danger you met at the club on the first night.

I've used Tinder before, but so far that is the only one lol.