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Dating problems are like depression in that the symptoms are familiar-- sentiments like "all the good ones are taken"-- but the causes are varied and numerous.
by time_management 18y ago
Dating problems are like depression in that the symptoms are familiar-- sentiments like "all the good ones are taken"-- but the causes are varied and numerous. No single cure is going to work for everyone, or even a large subset of the population.
Gender balance is the biggest problem with dating sites. Women get flooded with spam winks/emails and get bored sifting through the haystack of low-quality leads. Men have no way of standing out amid the spam and get very little attention.
- pfedor 18y agoMy experience with dating sites is from a few years ago and not very extensive, but I disagree that men have no way of standing out. I'd say that a well-formed, a few paragraphs long, somewhat targeted (i.e., making references to the things in the woman's profile) and not openly desperate message gives you a very good chance of getting a reply. It's true women get a lot of attention but it's mostly trash. I think it's best to focus on profiles without photos.