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I think you're naively assuming that the goal of the users is to find a long-term partner. Among younger users, especially younger men, the goal is to find dat
by mdorazio 4y ago
I think you're naively assuming that the goal of the users is to find a long-term partner. Among younger users, especially younger men, the goal is to find dates for short-term relationships / sex. It's one of the reasons Tinder caught on with younger users a lot more than previous dating sites did.
- FeistySkink 4y agoIs there any data to back those claims?
- mdorazio 4y agoI'm genuinely surprised you need data for this, but here you go: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/close-encounters/201706/is-tinder-really-hookup-app https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/close-encounters/201...
- isthisthingon99 4y agoFrom your article... > As can be seen in the table, using the app for casual sex and hookups was actually less common than these other motives.
- NullPrefix 4y agoYou mean apart from the fact that it's a hook-up app, unlike Hinge
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoSee, that's the best part — they "pivoted" and their messaging has nothing to do with how they launched.
- NullPrefix 4y agoYou mean Tinder is a born again trad long term partner now?
- dvfjsdhgfv 4y agoI wouldn't be so sure. Many young men I know would prefer to have a stable relationship if possible but it's not so easy.
- mdorazio 4y agoThe young men I know who prefer stable relationships are not using Tinder for that, as the podcast in this article says. There are non-Tinder and non-app options that are more geared toward that.
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