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post 1610619981 07-14-2020, 08:48 PM
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Are dating apps as bad as misc makes it out to be, is it even worth trying?

Title. Always see misc complaining about how bad it is but I knew a 5'7 dude who did fairly well on Tinder and Bumble. Getting bored due to quarantine. I go out to the park and stuff but besides that no opportunity to meet girls IRL. Whats your experience been using apps during the lockdown?

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post 1610621491 07-14-2020, 09:02 PM
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They're for gigachads

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post 1610621561 07-14-2020, 09:02 PM
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very bad
post 1610621791 07-14-2020, 09:05 PM
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i believe im a 7.5/8 out of 10.. i get 100 matches in a week (in sub par towns).. whatever i do with those is what i get (purely game)
post 1610630631 07-14-2020, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted By iamdetermined⏩
Title. Always see misc complaining about how bad it is but I knew a 5'7 dude who did fairly well on Tinder and Bumble. Getting bored due to quarantine. I go out to the park and stuff but besides that no opportunity to meet girls IRL. Whats your experience been using apps during the lockdown?

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Worth a shot, but dont expect to be banging the hottest girls on there
post 1610630711 07-14-2020, 11:17 PM
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Just use it to get your dickk sucked.

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post 1610631811 07-14-2020, 11:35 PM
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I’m a 8/10 in real life and like 6/10 via pictures

I don’t have social media and none of my friends are *******s so no one takes pictures

Imagine taking a selfie and have that as your only pic

Just go to a bar when it opens
post 1610631981 07-14-2020, 11:38 PM
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I did well with dating apps. could get multiple dates a week easy. met some hotties who actually had their chit together, also met some crazy psycho bitches.
post 1610632141 07-14-2020, 11:41 PM
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They're good. Ideally it wouldn't be your only option but if things are shut down where you are, then yeah. A lot of people who complain about the apps imo either half-ass their photos / profiles or delete their accounts after just a couple of days, sometimes hours. For average guys it takes a time investment, just like the gym. You have to give it a chance to work. I made a ton of mistakes initially getting online, still do, but you learn what works for you and what doesn't. Don't take it seriously, don't take things personally or be thin skinned...be prepared for a lot of flaking, rejection, etc. If you can't handle that or aren't in a good place mentally then yes, it can take a toll. Otherwise there's no harm in trying.
post 1610632311 07-14-2020, 11:45 PM
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If your good looking take a walk down the city where there’s the nite life. Right now because you can only do Padios outside it’s literally right there outside for you. Babes everywhere outside at these padio bars.
post 1610632441 07-14-2020, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted By SleepWithFan89⏩
I’m a 8/10 in real life and like 6/10 via pictures

I don’t have social media and none of my friends are *******s so no one takes pictures

Imagine taking a selfie and have that as your only pic

Just go to a bar when it opens
I find it odd when girls ask why I don't have a lot of group photos.



Men really go out just to take photos of them selves in groups?

Hang on bros. We need to all stop drinking and watching the game to take a photo for my Tinder account...
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post 1610632711 07-14-2020, 11:53 PM
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You have to be above average but most importantly have pics that show it (get a girl to take a fake candid or two, go to a spot in your city that makes for good photos, take a pic with your pets, have no more than 1-2 pics with friends, no fish pics, etc.)

Then you need to figure out the app that works best for you. I recommend Hinge for overall quality but some cities are still better on Tinder, plus Tinder works for manlets because no height filter

Make bio clever and not basic (no jokes about pizza)

If you do that, you'll at least be able to score a few dates a month
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post 1610637751 07-15-2020, 02:10 AM
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literally the majority of kunts on those apps go on there to lead dudes on and fukc with them to brag to their friends in group chat theyre all mental and sick
post 1610638261 07-15-2020, 02:28 AM
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i used to do ok but not anymore i mad a whiny bitch thread about it the other day as im bored and cant meet women irl anymore really at mo too.
post 1610638291 07-15-2020, 02:29 AM
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Define dating apps? All I use is tinder and I had good luck with it. Everytime I am in LA 100-200 matches a day. Not even kidding
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post 1610638321 07-15-2020, 02:31 AM
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btw OP its a literal fact that the app is skewed towards the literal top 10-20% of men. Unless your getting women chasing you irl often its not gunna be a walk in the park.

Google how the tinder algorithm works too, it basically penalizes you the more women wipe no on you.
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The algorithm is of course going to go against ugly looking guys. It’s no coincidence when bumble randomly shows me a bunch of 9-10 females in a row. Those girls get put at the top of the pile. These types of girls probably never even see ugly and average looking guys.
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Depends if you're Chad or Timothy.
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I would consider myself average looking and have had some success on there, albeit my effort to success ratio is appalling. I just don’t really know how else to find girls, nights out everything is just pissed up, it’s fairly easy to get a kiss in a club but much harder to get a girl to come back to mine. I’ve tried making moves on a couple of girls through social circle but they rejected me even though they showed some initial interest
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imho you're gonna do well if you are a chad or fall into a certain niche/category lookswise that some sloots like, other than that you're just one of the many *******s needed to boost the egos of swamp beasts and give sloots more instagram followers. although it probably depends on age range too.

sounds cliche, but in the end it's true. the truth shall set you free brah. IRL is a different story too.
post 1610706211 07-15-2020, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted By SleepWithFan89⏩
I’m a 8/10 in real life and like 6/10 via pictures

I don’t have social media and none of my friends are *******s so no one takes pictures

Imagine taking a selfie and have that as your only pic

Just go to a bar when it opens
Yeah that's the thing. I do okay IRL, decent social skills, but no social media and unless I'm in nature I never think of taking pics of what I'm doing. Even then its just pics of the view, never of me.

Ideally I'd go to the bar but no telling when they're re-opening and fapping is getting boring.
Originally Posted By jesb7826⏩
If your good looking take a walk down the city where there’s the nite life. Right now because you can only do Padios outside it’s literally right there outside for you. Babes everywhere outside at these padio bars.
That's definitely an option. Might do that if it's nice out this weekend.
Originally Posted By MirinCanadian99⏩
If you're willing to pay its honestly worth it. 99% of my buddies who pay get results and get matched with tons of more chicks. I never bothered paying and I get matches there and there.

It does help if you look good or give off status. Most of the chicks there are just as shallow as the dudes on there.
I'd never pay. I dress GQ af when I go into work so I have tons of mirror selfies of me in nice suits etc. Am I gonna make it?
Originally Posted By BigElephant⏩
It kind of sucks. All the attractive women are getting flooded with convos, if they message back you aren't special they're just using you for validation or entertainment until they can hear back from Chads. Meanwhile I'm messaging 20 women a day and only hear back from two of them who were on the lower end of my acceptability scale and it just feels like I'm settling for mediocrity.Just feels impersonal lacks the magic we were told existed in romantic relationships when we were young.
Welp, I guess that's that. Maybe we're just better off cold approaching girls IRL during the day.
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