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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] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My wife and I also met on OKCupid, probably around the same time as you -- Tinder-like features were starting to appear, but the core of the experience was still about reading other users' personal essays and comparing compatibility quiz responses. Of all the services I tried, OKCupid (in that particular incarnation, at least) seemed like the only one that was genuinely aimed at fostering deep personal connections. I haven't been on any of the apps in almost a decade now, but it really seems like the shallow, gamified Tinder model of "swipe right if they look hot" ate up the marketplace, to the detriment of everyone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah that's literally all it is now, a few apps are like "there's no swiping here" but then the mechanic they came up with is worse.