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

‘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

  • wagoner@infosec.pubEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What was your therapist’s theory they were trying to test, that you might be ugly? Seems a very odd thing to ask you to do.

    • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It was my idea but he supported it, pretty much testing to see if my pictures were the issue or not.

      Some people say to never use selfie shots, others say it’s fine. Some say to have only pictures of you with no one else, others say it’s fine. It’s difficult to figure out what actually “works”.

    • atkion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m guessing they knew that it likely wasn’t a problem with being ugly, so the therapist did this ‘experiment’ as a way of demonstrating that. Seems pretty solid to me, actually.

      • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Yeah it was my idea but he supported it, and pretty much wanted to help me prove that it wasn’t my appearance, just shitty apps. He said he had a bunch of clients that were in the same boat as me. I work in IT and do programming on the side, so I have an insight into how these things work, and of course if you actually find someone the app loses your business, which is bad for them, so it’s beneficial for them to string you along.