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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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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 6 points 1 year ago (2 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@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 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

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I was you for 5 years (12 hour shifts 7-7, 6 months night, 6 months day, worked 3 days a week and every other Saturday) but in Manhattan. I bought 3 and 6 month subscriptions and I think that was the only time I actually got dates on there. I was surprised when I got one a few months back on a free account.