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Changes in how couples in the US met (i.ibb.co)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even setting aside dating apps, most irl spaces where it's generally socially acceptable to meet people are already profit oriented. I'm sure that a big part of this is because of creeps ruining it for everyone else by hitting on everyone at a park or whatever, but sometimes I wonder if part of it isn't also business owners trying to push people into bars and clubs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In a lot of irl spaces where I live, women can enter on discounted prices or for free, and this is done by the ownership to prevent the bar or club from becoming a sausage fest. Online dating doesn't have that, so it ends up with 80% of the userbase being guys, and all the issues that causes.

I'm not saying that online dating needs to copy that model and start getting gross/sleazy promoters, I'm just saying there's a reason why it's used at clubs and bars. A more equal gender split would do a lot to improve the online dating experience.