[OC] 3 months of Hinge Dating App Usage as a man in his 20s

    by Caisers

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    1. I wish that one woman didn’t delete her post. Her like to match rate was 70%. And she only liked like two dozen people.

    2. TheGuyThatThisIs on

      What’s the profile and location like? Rural areas have a ton of dead accounts from my experience.

    3. This is standard, not a reflection of you. Don’t lose hope, you just gotta keep pushing.

      I went through many missed matches and bad dates before I found my current girlfriend (from Hinge), and we’ve happily been together for over a year.

    4. JeromesNiece on

      The gender ratio on these apps is horrible, like 70+% male. And many of the women that are on the apps are not really interested in actually dating. Women can thus be very choosy, and most men just mathematically have no chance

    5. yeah i’ve given up on dating apps. what’s crazy is in bumble and tinder: without paying a subscription you get a lot of likes all of a sudden, but you can’t see their profiles; if you pay a subscription you get like 1 match per month and that’s about it (and most likely a bot/scam account).

    6. Ok_Might3377 on

      Back in the day I saw men on tinder swiping right without even looking… could that be why women have a higher match rate? The women I know also ask their male friends to look at their profiles and get feedback… I wonder if straight men do that?

    7. All_Usernames_Tooken on

      Did the same thing as a someone near 30, thousands of likes sent, 1 like back, 0 matches. Not a fan of Hinge. I still assume it must be my profile, but I’ve had several friends look it, some were women too just to help.

    8. unlucky_bit_flip on

      I rely a lot on reading body language so apps are a no-go for me. Especially since I’m still at that age where people don’t say what they really think. The only games I want to play are board games.

    9. Honestly? You’re probably doing something wrong. I started to use it in the last 3 months as well, no payments ofc, and I had WAY more conversations, 1 unsuccessful date and 1 who I dated short term. I declined a lot of conversations as well (lost interest & disappeared).
      I’m 27m who’s never been a player, just seriously and genuinely looking for a partner after a failed 3 years long relationship

    10. FascistsOnFire on

      I just go to coed rec sports, hobby groups, and meetups. If I’m friendly with a girl for a few months, I text her asking her out for coffee.

      I’ve used dating apps for 3 days simply in a moment of desperation, thinking it is the quickest way to get from single to not single. Then I snapped to and was like “no, this is going to be way more effort and take way longer than just organically participating in regular life activities and asking someone out in a reasonable context”.

    11. Quasi-Free-Thinker on

      Gotta see the profile!

      My friend was complaining about the dating pool in our area the other day. So I had him show me his profile. Terrible first photo and the prompts didn’t give much to work with.

      Hinge ain’t always great, but small tweaks to the profile make a difference (chopped or not)

    12. I think “like ignored” is a bit of a loaded phrasing.

      Keep in mind that your profile card might not even show up to people because of the algorithm and the skewed gender ratios. Might often be no intentions there at all.

    13. Hobo_cleaner on

      Could you show us your profile for context? You could probably make a few tweaks for better results 

    14. have you tried not being chopped? you will have no trouble dating both irl and online if you’re just attractive, fit, and have money/a good socioeconomic background.

    15. susanbontheknees on

      I will never understand why sankey plots so often get traction on this sub

    16. And im guessing close to 90% were actually bot accounts trying to steal your money?

    17. So, if I ever install Hinge, don’t send Likes? Got it.

      Although as a guy on any dating app, that’s kinda the play, isn’t it?

    18. JustFourLetters on

      almost 3500 likes in 3 months?? are you just swiping right all day on everyone??

    19. get-bread-not-head on

      Not saying any of this applies to OP, but these dating posts tend to attract a certain crowd.

      Remember folks- these apps aren’t supposed to work. They want you to pay and stay.

      Furthermore, it’s well known that the paid apps are better. Tinder, hinge, bumble, etc are free products, of course they’re not gunna be great.

      IN ADDITION, the free apps are going to attract a very certain crowd. Trolls, people looking for ego boosts, dickheads, crappy people, bot accounts (so, so many bot accounts……), etc.

      And the cherry on top- never let your self worth be defined by dating app numbers. Or any form of dating criteria. There are billions of people, everyone is replaceable. There’s no magic trick for getting dates or ‘matches’. But there is magic in loving yourself and living your life in a way that makes you happy.

      A dating partner will not fix any of your problems.

    20. The gay community has their own problems but looking at this makes me feel like I lucked out. This seems awful and dehumanizing

    21. FirexJkxFire on

      From my understanding – a lot of these apps specifically make it less common to show users that spam swipe right. The algorithm works better if you swipe left more often.

      Atleast thats what ive read. And it kind of makes sense as it shows you actually have put effort into it.

    22. That Chandler “I’m gonna die alone” quite flies through my head on the daily

    23. this kind of breakdown always makes me think about how different the experience can feel depending on which side you’re on… like i remember being on an app for a bit and thinking i was being pretty normal, but then looking back at my messages later and realizing i probably came off way more dry than i intended. it’s weird how you can feel like you’re putting effort in, while the other person might not feel anything at all from it. kinda makes you wonder how many almost-connections just quietly fade out like that without anyone really knowing why

    24. craq_feind_davis on

      My man, delete the app. I’ve gotten dates from online dating, but more often than not they go absolutely horrible. Absolutely no compatibility. Online dating doesn’t work (most of the time) because there’s no time to get to know the person. Get infatuated with them. There’s no reward when you get the courage to ask them out and they say yes. Go outside, get out of your comfort zone, and ask women out. It’s such a rarity these days that you’ll stand out.

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