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I've thought about ways to improve dating networks, and I think the best solution is to throw them out and just get young people to go out in groups and do acti
by CameronNemo 5y ago
I've thought about ways to improve dating networks, and I think the best solution is to throw them out and just get young people to go out in groups and do activities together. Romance would be a secondary output (as would friendships, professional networking, and plain old perspective broadening).
Rationale is that a lot of women, and to a lesser degree men, do not feel comfortable going out 1x1 with a stranger (and potential predator/rapist/catfish). Not to mention the pressure of finding common interests and cultivating a date experience. The group dynamic offers safety, and the hobby-focused nature of the activity offers entertainment without pressure.
- mustafa_pasi 5y agoFor what it's worth, I came to the same conclusion. You cannot fix online dating, but the real problem is that the younger generations used to have a lot of face to face hangout time due to how the world worked pre-internet, and all that is gone now. Now you have to plan every hangout and it happens once a week instead of once a day.
- lliamander 5y agoI think this is probably the best solution. But what activities do you recommend? Compared to a couple generations ago it seems like it's harder to find good casual activities that appeal to both sexes as a default meeting ground.
- CameronNemo 5y agoDancing, hiking, DnD, habitat restoration / plastic pickup, team sports in general, volunteering in general.
- extrapickles 5y agoThat would also fix the incentive problem dating sites have to make sure you only find low quality matches so you will stay on the platform.
- nradov 5y agoThere is a dating service called Events and Adventures which operates that way. A friend of mine worked there but I never used it and don't know whether it's effective.