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It doesn't even have to be one match. I've been using Hinge lately and I found that I get much higher quality matches on there, conversation starts with almost

It doesn't even have to be one match. I've been using Hinge lately and I found that I get much higher quality matches on there, conversation starts with almost everyone, and I found I can "convert" a conversation into a date much easier on there. One design decision they made, as opposed to Bumble or Tinder is there's no "swiping", you actually have to go into a profile and like something there. This means more people spend time on your profile, and the folks that actually have liked you back have taken more than just a cursory look at the profile.

meristem 5y ago
It's amazing what just a little design friction can do in terms of human behaviour.
- kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
  This is the billion-dollar insight. Two programs, very similar areas of functionality, but one becomes Instagram, and the other dies.
vmception 5y ago
I've really enjoyed Hinge in the past, my main recurring issue periodically is the sales pitch of meaningful and implies long term relationships "the app meant to be deleted". It attracts a lot of people that really think the app will "solve" their dating journey, as if it is a journey compared occasional to skin entertainment. I will concede that the Terms of Service also are against hookups. I've had some great flings and hookups on Hinge. Its been the best dating app for me. I would like an app that had a Hinge-like UX without the "long term relationship" sales pitch. (of a similar theoretical caliber, I've tried Bumble, women do not initiate conversations with me. I'll get matched similarly to Hinge, but they just let the match expire and I cannot attempt a conversation there. The entire "women + initiate" in the same sentence is an oxymoron in my lived experience.)
- nsomani 5y ago
  Yeah I'm curious to see what percent of users have been actively on Hinge for more than a year. They should be optimizing to minimize that if it's actually meant to be deleted

meristem 5y ago

It's amazing what just a little design friction can do in terms of human behaviour.

kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
This is the billion-dollar insight. Two programs, very similar areas of functionality, but one becomes Instagram, and the other dies.

vmception 5y ago

I've really enjoyed Hinge in the past, my main recurring issue periodically is the sales pitch of meaningful and implies long term relationships "the app meant to be deleted". It attracts a lot of people that really think the app will "solve" their dating journey, as if it is a journey compared occasional to skin entertainment. I will concede that the Terms of Service also are against hookups. I've had some great flings and hookups on Hinge. Its been the best dating app for me. I would like an app that had a Hinge-like UX without the "long term relationship" sales pitch. (of a similar theoretical caliber, I've tried Bumble, women do not initiate conversations with me. I'll get matched similarly to Hinge, but they just let the match expire and I cannot attempt a conversation there. The entire "women + initiate" in the same sentence is an oxymoron in my lived experience.)

nsomani 5y ago
Yeah I'm curious to see what percent of users have been actively on Hinge for more than a year. They should be optimizing to minimize that if it's actually meant to be deleted