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on hinge, at least when i last used it, i (a man) could filter by both height and race
by daseiner1 4y ago
on hinge, at least when i last used it, i (a man) could filter by both height and race
- subjectsigma 4y agoHuh, I don't see that on the Android version. Maybe it is a premium feature? Also - doesn't that seem shallow?
- daseiner1 4y agohmmm yeah i was paying for premium for a month or two so you’re probably right. and yes, it’s incredibly shallow - it’s online dating after all :) For what it’s worth I filtered on neither of those dimensions - I get few enough matches as-is. I will say that I got far far more dates from Hinge than every other service combined, primarily (I think) because I could actually flex my “soft skills” by replying to prompts and photos with a bit of wit. My looks alone aren’t going to make me stand out in the deluge of dudes. Additionally, Hinge is/was much better at dynamically showing me women that were actually likely to be compatible with me.
- throwaway675309 4y agoIt's no more "shallow" than being attracted to any characteristic: physical or even intellectual. Nearly all of which comes down to your natural genetic advantages... or disadvantages as it were.
- swatcoder 4y ago> doesn't that seem shallow? Everybody has aesthetic preferences, including yourself. When you have to sift through hundreds of profiles, those are a legit and simple way to narrow it down to something manageable.
- yakubin 4y agoI've read this app gives the ability to filter based on religion, but I don't know any details. What are the possible values of this filter? Can I filter out all religions?
- bigfudge 4y agoI think you can if you pay. However, in my experience people often put Christian to indicate they were raised that way and it implies very little current belief. Unless hardcore atheism is itself a requirement I’m not sure it would be a good idea.
- trashface 4y agoIt has all the major religions (8 or so named ones), and atheist, agnostic, other, spiritual. Note people aren't obligated to put religion in there and many don't. In my area about 1/3 of women's profiles don't have any religion listed. You can filter people, based on specific religions, but I'm actually not sure if you can do a filter like "Atheism or nothing". One of the big problems with filters is that most filterable things are optional, so a lot of people won't have anything specified for one category or another. Exceptions are height and age, which people must specify for themselves, and so some people lie about those. People can lie about or omit even more important details, like the fact that they are married. Pictures can be very inaccurate as well. And there are scammers. You have to be quite skeptical and cautious on these apps whether you are man or woman.