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‘It’s quite soul-destroying’: how we fell out of love with dating apps (www.theguardian.com)

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‘It’s quite soul-destroying’: how we fell out of love with dating apps::For a decade, apps have dominated dating. But now singles are growing tired of swiping and are looking for new ways to meet people – or reverting to old ones

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

I liked what bumble did with the "lifetime premium". It gives them an incentive to actually get you a match.

Coincidentally... I met my current girlfriend on Bumble after trying a litany of apps over the course of years... Definitely not saying it's a good or easy option though. Part of it is that I'm picky, but I treated it a lot like a job for years to get this relationship.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think the lifetime premium is a joke because you're paying a lot up front instead of monthly or weekly. Yeah, they may get less money, but probably not. As the article says, people tend to stop using them after a month or two regardless of the outcome (that's definitely my experience), so getting like $150 up front for lifetime access is a lot better than someone paying $35/month for two months.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

For me, it was definitely a huge money saver. Working in tech (now a remote job), not drinking, not being religious, and having extremely "meet a girl" friendly hobbies like hiking and gaming ... it was extremely limiting.

A 1 time $150 was a steal compared to some of the other apps like the scam that is eharmony.

[–] ramblinguy 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow we're like the same person... Maybe I should give this lifetime Bumble a try

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, if you're wasting money on other apps... And you just want an app with a pretty good population that you're not constantly paying money into and also not artificially knee capped on... It's a pretty good deal assuming they still offer it

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