2 Dating 2 Relationships Thread II: The Squeakquel NSFW • Page 219

Definitely the one I’ve been having the most success with in terms of even getting matches

 

I met my ex on Hinge and have had two friends get married off of it. Definitely the best one in my experience

 

I’m so old that I still can’t stomach having to pay for a dating site especially at the prices. I’m soooo broke, even if I could afford a dating app I don’t even know if I could afford the date. But every once in a while I cave in because I got a like… only to be broke and see it’s a bot. I feel so used and dirty after that. Guess it’s forever alone for me

 

When I was on Bumble I paid for the 30-day. Figured I'd spend that easily if I was actively dating.

 

I enjoyed Bumble for the brief period that I dated in the past 15 years

 

I had the most success sliding into DMs back in the day

 

I’ve yet to cave and pay for anything but if things keep going how they are I might just to see if it helps. Idk. Feel like some of the apps are set up to make you pay, like they won’t put anyone in your feed that’s liked you unless you pay to see your likes. Hinge isn’t like that so it’s nice but only 5 likes a day is pretty brutal

 

I met my boyfriend on tinder surprisingly. But we discovered pretty quickly that we had many mutuals We've been together like 5 years? 6 years? Somewhere in there. But yeah would definitely not have paid

 

Hinge is the best dating app for sure. That being said, it’s hard work trying to think of something witty for every single shot, and it feels like such a waste to send just a bare Like. I do think that feature is good though as it’s a good way to let your personality shine through. Back when I was on the apps, there was nothing better than getting my 5 likes clocked in on Hinge and then turning my brain off by mindlessly swiping on Bumble/Tinder. Feels like coming home from work to a cold beer.

 

Yeah I never paid and don’t think I ever will. I’d love to meet someone through a shared interest but that seems pretty far-fetched given that I struggle initiating conversation with people I don’t know lol

 

This is me! I feel like I don’t even know what to say in a random shot in the dark dating app message either though

 

one of my coworkers showed me his hinge account and he’s a fairly attractive person so I wanted to see what it looked like.

he had like 25 people that matched with him and I was like oh are you going to talk to any of these people you matched with? He said no cause none of them are the “one” and I was like boy what you on.

 

I do this but it would feel better if I got more matches lmao

 

The amount of people I’ve matched with who stopped responding after a few messages or never responded to begin with is kinda insane. I matched with someone yesterday who I’ve been talking to non stop so that’s been a nice change of pace

 

I agree hinge is the best one although probably met up with majority of people I dated on tinder. I think hinge gives you the best chance to have someone actually respond you just have to stand out in your initial message if you're a dude. My gf I literally said something about sweet potatoes and she responded because of that lol

 

I've been single for a couple of years now after meeting my last ex on a dating app....and tbh I've still not been tempted to reinstall one of them. I just hate them too much. I hated being able to detect my exact positioning in the local dating hierarchy based on the amount of output required to get anything in return. I hate the way it makes a lot of people behave. Mostly I hate them for making dating so incredibly unsexy and unfun. I'll take my chances in meatspace and get continue to better at singlehood before I give sensitive data, way too much time/energy and very possibly $$ to another app again...

 

Missing my ex a lot the past two weeks, this shit really does come in waves

 

A month ago I wanted to [redacted] myself at the thought of not being with her now I’m actively trying to date. The whiplash is real

 

I only ever try hinge if I’m in a different city for more than a few days but usually then I get no matches so I get all in my feels and tell myself to never download in my hometown.

 

From what I can tell hinge is not built for quick casual meet ups you’d probably have much better luck back home tbh

 

One month later and I think this did not work out.

She was coming out of a long-term relationship and her friend was setting her up with me. We immediately hit it off and said we'll take it slow. Then, of course, we're texting all the time and recognizing that we have a ton in common. We set up a first date, she couldn't stop saying how excited she was, we went out and had a great time (all innocent stuff, just talking and getting something to eat). Immediately after, the vibe shifted and she said that she thinks she's jumping into things too fast (Totally fair. I respect it.).

So we're still texting a fair amount, but it's pretty much all surface-level pop culture stuff. I really miss the way we talked before. It was fun and vulnerable and just doesn't feel that way now. I basically have no hope that we can rekindle that or that she has any interest in doing so. I assume we'll just talk until one of us starts dating someone else.

It just sucks because that has happened a handful of times before and I really thought I was going to avoid this this time around. I reeeeallly don't want to go back to the dating apps.

 

Met up with someone tonight briefly and feel like it went very well. We already had a date planned Tuesday but she was at this bar close to me and asked me to come out and I feel like we really hit it off. Not getting my hopes up I know how this can go sometimes but I do have hope overall that I’m not gonna be alone forever lol. Anyway very excited for Tuesday now and to see where this ends up going

 

After my last relationship I’m not sure if I ever want to do dating apps again. That breakup completely destroyed me. I don’t feel like it’s in the cards for me. The apps have been mostly a waste of my time and the people in my area don’t fit my preferences (no heavy drinking, no smoking, no drugs and no kids/doesn’t want kids).

 

Date tonight seemed to go well, went to a farmers market got some food talked for a good few hours, lots of laughs and rarely a dull moment or awkward silence. Definitely not expecting this to be something serious (not what she’s looking for) but just being back out there like oh yeah I’m capable of like meeting new people and just being myself can actually work. Still, I do like her a lot and feel like we get along well and I wasn’t even back home yet after dropping her off when she texted me to talk about our next hang out. Feeling very good and out of the depressive doom episode I was having a month ago when it hit me that my previous relationship was like, over over (I was in deep denial for a while).

 

Dating apps are usually bad but I met my wife on tinder so I guess not completely bad