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IMO dating sites are geared towards below average-looking people who have no shame about being overtly picky. Most desirable single men and women are not online

IMO dating sites are geared towards below average-looking people who have no shame about being overtly picky. Most desirable single men and women are not online dating. My only brush with online dating was installing Tinder many years ago. The first girl it showed me wasn't very attractive, but I wasn't going to judge her ("swipe"), you know? Uninstalled it, felt like when you wander into one of those grimy "meet-market" bars. If you already turn down advances from average-looking people IRL, why would you create an account to do that online? I think attractive women feel the same, there are already enough real-world opportunities. None of the girls I've dated have even considered online dating.

lalwanivikas 6y ago
> None of the girls I've dated have even considered online dating. Is this still true? When was the last time you tried Tinder/Bumble/OKC? There are tons of attractive people there.
- bradlys 6y ago
  > Is this still true? Definitely not true and likely has never been true. Many of the most attractive women I know are active on online dating. People join online dating for various reasons. One is to expand your dating pool. If you've burned through a lot of your social network (or you don't want to poison it) then online dating is a great way to expand your horizon. From what I gather, it really only amplifies what you experience in real life already. If a significant amount of people show interest in you from a very early stage - you will have no problems with online dating. If you require any kind of barrier to get interest, I wouldn't bother unless you have the incredible ability to not evaluate your self-worth from the app regardless of what happens.