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Almost two-thirds of Tinder's users are already in a relationship - and half don't even want a date

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By *osweet69 OP   Couple
over a year ago

portsmouth

Sounds a lot like fab then.

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Where are these statistics from ?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Blimey. Is that half of the two thirds or half of all users?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tinder is the biggest and arguably the best place for hookups. This isn’t that surprising. I’d say if you just want a leg over you’re better off there than anywhere else.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

So that's why I can't get any matches!

Thought it was because I am not attractive enough to gather interest and appeal.

This changes everything!

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry


"Tinder is the biggest and arguably the best place for hookups. This isn’t that surprising. I’d say if you just want a leg over you’re better off there than anywhere else. "

This is true, shame about the bots though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes it’s mostly used for casual sex

People can hide behind it’s a date site less judgement

Than they on a swingers site or as some think a sex site

Mostly if friends or relatives or people they know see them on it they can cover with I looking for love a date

Instead off I am getting around everyone

Normal closed minded thinking to be honest

Instead off being open minded and telling the jugmenit people to take a fly fuck to them self exuse the language it’s not very often I use it

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By *rooperRedMan
over a year ago

Littlehampton

Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off.

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By *osweet69 OP   Couple
over a year ago

portsmouth


"Blimey. Is that half of the two thirds or half of all users?"
Can I post a link?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tinder is the biggest and arguably the best place for hookups. This isn’t that surprising. I’d say if you just want a leg over you’re better off there than anywhere else. "

Guess it varies greatly from person to person! I joined Tinder before I joined Fab, I've only ever had one match meet me from Tinder (social meet) she was not impressed that I was seeking hookups and never spoke since. All those who've matched with me subsequently also want serious relationships and ghost the second I admit otherwise. I've had much more fun via fab in the last 3 years, let's put it that way!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

So the answer is 4?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off."

'No ONS’ on 80%+ female profiles.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

How many of them are women?

What's the stats?

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry


"Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off.

'No ONS’ on 80%+ female profiles.

"

And some 60+% of those specifying no ONS are exactly looking for that. But for all sorts of reasons say the opposite. The biggest difference between fab and tinder is women here are generally more explicit about what they're looking for.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yes it’s mostly used for casual sex

People can hide behind it’s a date site less judgement

Than they on a swingers site or as some think a sex site

Mostly if friends or relatives or people they know see them on it they can cover with I looking for love a date

Instead off I am getting around everyone

Normal closed minded thinking to be honest

Instead off being open minded and telling the jugmenit people to take a fly fuck to them self exuse the language it’s not very often I use it "

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By *nlyFransMan
over a year ago

UK

I'm on Tinder, so are my five girlfiends

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By *osweet69 OP   Couple
over a year ago

portsmouth


"I'm on Tinder, so are my five girlfiends"
No one likes a show off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yes it’s mostly used for casual sex

People can hide behind it’s a date site less judgement

Than they on a swingers site or as some think a sex site

Mostly if friends or relatives or people they know see them on it they can cover with I looking for love a date

Instead off I am getting around everyone

Normal closed minded thinking to be honest

Instead off being open minded and telling the jugmenit people to take a fly fuck to them self exuse the language it’s not very often I use it

"

Thanks you

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

Tinder experience thus far.

F: I am looking for a long term relationship.

M: Ok I don't want more kids though.

...

F: I was thinking of giving up dating anyway. Let's just fuck.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tinder is the biggest and arguably the best place for hookups. This isn’t that surprising. I’d say if you just want a leg over you’re better off there than anywhere else.

Guess it varies greatly from person to person! I joined Tinder before I joined Fab, I've only ever had one match meet me from Tinder (social meet) she was not impressed that I was seeking hookups and never spoke since. All those who've matched with me subsequently also want serious relationships and ghost the second I admit otherwise. I've had much more fun via fab in the last 3 years, let's put it that way! "

I’m poly and have that in my bio. So most of the people that end up matching with me actually say they’re cool because they aren’t looking for anything serious.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off.

'No ONS’ on 80%+ female profiles.

And some 60+% of those specifying no ONS are exactly looking for that. But for all sorts of reasons say the opposite. The biggest difference between fab and tinder is women here are generally more explicit about what they're looking for."

100% this. I’ve been on dates from tinder where women have talked about sleeping with guys even though the date has gone terribly because it’s tinder. That’s what people do. It isn’t hinge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No one fancied me on tinder :'-(

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool


"No one fancied me on tinder :'-("

I did! I just couldn't see you.

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

I used Tinder when living in the USA and it’s a very different site - basically hookups, nobody was on there looking for a relationship. In the U.K. Tinder site there’s more looking for relationships but I’ve had quite a few ‘dates’ that are obviously married women that went from Starbucks to a hotel room very quickly..

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By *rooperRedMan
over a year ago

Littlehampton

I must be doing it wrong then.

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry


"Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off.

'No ONS’ on 80%+ female profiles.

And some 60+% of those specifying no ONS are exactly looking for that. But for all sorts of reasons say the opposite. The biggest difference between fab and tinder is women here are generally more explicit about what they're looking for.

100% this. I’ve been on dates from tinder where women have talked about sleeping with guys even though the date has gone terribly because it’s tinder. That’s what people do. It isn’t hinge. "

I do think that part of the contradiction of tinder is that it's image driven. What's the expression about the mask showing you the (wo)man?

I'm not saying women on tinder are lying but it's not as easy for them to be honest about what they're looking for. So thats why so many stress they're #notthatsortofwoman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surely if you are in a relationship the last thing you want to do is put your picture on the most popular "dating" site where you're likely to get spotted

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By *ld StrumpetWoman
over a year ago

Telford

67 % of statistics are made up ya know

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By *rooperRedMan
over a year ago

Littlehampton


"Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off.

'No ONS’ on 80%+ female profiles.

And some 60+% of those specifying no ONS are exactly looking for that. But for all sorts of reasons say the opposite. The biggest difference between fab and tinder is women here are generally more explicit about what they're looking for.

100% this. I’ve been on dates from tinder where women have talked about sleeping with guys even though the date has gone terribly because it’s tinder. That’s what people do. It isn’t hinge.

I do think that part of the contradiction of tinder is that it's image driven. What's the expression about the mask showing you the (wo)man?

I'm not saying women on tinder are lying but it's not as easy for them to be honest about what they're looking for. So thats why so many stress they're #notthatsortofwoman"

So in order to appear less frivolous, women who want ONS explicitly state "No ONS!" on their profile and assume that men being men, and therefore mostly illiterate apes who think with their peepee, will still contact them for ONS?

That's some next level reverse psychology stuff.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Since when was tinder last about casual sex? I couldn't get laid if I'd been locked in a brothel and the lights were off.

'No ONS’ on 80%+ female profiles.

And some 60+% of those specifying no ONS are exactly looking for that. But for all sorts of reasons say the opposite. The biggest difference between fab and tinder is women here are generally more explicit about what they're looking for.

100% this. I’ve been on dates from tinder where women have talked about sleeping with guys even though the date has gone terribly because it’s tinder. That’s what people do. It isn’t hinge.

I do think that part of the contradiction of tinder is that it's image driven. What's the expression about the mask showing you the (wo)man?

I'm not saying women on tinder are lying but it's not as easy for them to be honest about what they're looking for. So thats why so many stress they're #notthatsortofwoman"

Same can of baked beans... Just a different shop window

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up. "

How have they fucked it up?

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

I have partners and don't want a date.

Does that mean I shouldn't be looking for interesting people to fuck on tinder?

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By *rincess-PeachWoman
over a year ago

irrelevant

I thought tinder was the original hook up site ? I have tinder and I think mine Says no ONS as well haha . I don't think I've ever met a person off tinder, not that I try hard but I've heard a few guys say they do much better for hook ups on there than here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But what happens when you add Kurt Angle into the mix? (I will go down on anyone that gets that reference...)

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up? "

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do couples go on there?

Mrs C xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You mean people use those sites just to get sex???

I'm shocked.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up?

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

"

Kudos for using the word "enshittens"... Simpsons fan?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tinder is the biggest and arguably the best place for hookups. This isn’t that surprising. I’d say if you just want a leg over you’re better off there than anywhere else. "

Do you think it's the same for fems on there?

I have no experience of dating sites, I like fab for the mindset of people on here, and less judged I imagine?

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By *rooperRedMan
over a year ago

Littlehampton


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up?

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

"

Totally agree. Because you had a lot of space to write you could really get a sense of the person much better than the Tinder blank ones or Bumble. When I did pay for OK Stupid once all my matches were from like Peru and China, literally. "Nearby", as you say, can be almost anywhere in the solar system.

Most of the time I get one or two messages on these things, then they read ny profile, ask me what "non-vanilla" means and if I'm in the RAF (I'm not but I wear something similar), and then it's like "I'm sure there are better options ".

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

Sorry to bit a bit thick but what's ONS?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sorry to bit a bit thick but what's ONS?"

One night stand

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots


"Sorry to bit a bit thick but what's ONS?

One night stand"

Thanks

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Sorry to bit a bit thick but what's ONS?"

Glad you asked... I couldnt help thinking office for national statistics.

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up?

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

Totally agree. Because you had a lot of space to write you could really get a sense of the person much better than the Tinder blank ones or Bumble. When I did pay for OK Stupid once all my matches were from like Peru and China, literally. "Nearby", as you say, can be almost anywhere in the solar system.

Most of the time I get one or two messages on these things, then they read ny profile, ask me what "non-vanilla" means and if I'm in the RAF (I'm not but I wear something similar), and then it's like "I'm sure there are better options "."

It was very noticeable when match bought up the competition and the focus completely changed into a pay to play exercise.

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up?

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

Kudos for using the word "enshittens"... Simpsons fan? "

Not at all. I recently read an article called 'The Enshittification of TikTok', about how capitalism inevitably makes websites crap, so it's in my brain from there.

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By *rooperRedMan
over a year ago

Littlehampton

Also on the question of Match, they've pretty much confirmed to me that they'll push you out more until you pay. That way you're more inclined to join as you think you'll have oodles of hot totty sitting in your inbox. Half won't reply, the rest are from China or something, and then you won't get a single match until your membership runs out. And then they all come in again.

These apps are crushing. Much like this place. Everyone wants to be wanted, regardless of your ultimate goal. Constantly being turned down because you're not good enough, not "solvent" enough, not "driven" enough, it's tough.

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up?

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

Totally agree. Because you had a lot of space to write you could really get a sense of the person much better than the Tinder blank ones or Bumble. When I did pay for OK Stupid once all my matches were from like Peru and China, literally. "Nearby", as you say, can be almost anywhere in the solar system.

Most of the time I get one or two messages on these things, then they read ny profile, ask me what "non-vanilla" means and if I'm in the RAF (I'm not but I wear something similar), and then it's like "I'm sure there are better options ".

It was very noticeable when match bought up the competition and the focus completely changed into a pay to play exercise. "

I'm really glad you wrote "pay to play" and not "pay to win", because even if you do throw money at the exercise it's no guarantee of getting anywhere.

I know I've mentioned it already in my other reply, but the article 'The Enshittification of TikTok' is a really good summary of why websites, apps and services inevitably get worse rather than better.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"My impression was that Tinder started off as being the place for hookups, but then – like every other site that gets big – it got flooded with monogamists looking for The One™. Very depressing.

I miss old OKC, before they fucked it up.

How have they fucked it up?

Off the top of my head:

- The big one was when they fundamentally changed the longstanding format to make it a swipe-based app like Tinder, rather than just showing you a web page of results you could browse at your leisure.

- They also hid who likes you so you have to pay to see it.

- They broke the “Nearby” function, so it shows you people hundreds of miles away rather than close to you.

- They even broke their own new swipe format, so it now shows you the same people again and again and again no matter how many times you swipe left on them.

I’ve been on OKC for a very long time, and I’ve watched it go from the best dating site to one of the worst. All of these changes took place after the Match group bought them out. I’ve seen it suggested that Match deliberately enshittened OKC to try to drive the users to their own site.

Totally agree. Because you had a lot of space to write you could really get a sense of the person much better than the Tinder blank ones or Bumble. When I did pay for OK Stupid once all my matches were from like Peru and China, literally. "Nearby", as you say, can be almost anywhere in the solar system.

Most of the time I get one or two messages on these things, then they read ny profile, ask me what "non-vanilla" means and if I'm in the RAF (I'm not but I wear something similar), and then it's like "I'm sure there are better options ".

It was very noticeable when match bought up the competition and the focus completely changed into a pay to play exercise.

I'm really glad you wrote "pay to play" and not "pay to win", because even if you do throw money at the exercise it's no guarantee of getting anywhere.

I know I've mentioned it already in my other reply, but the article 'The Enshittification of TikTok' is a really good summary of why websites, apps and services inevitably get worse rather than better. "

And yet, we are all guilty of playing the game...only to rinse and repeat with the next website/app. If we stopped playing

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter


"You mean people use those sites just to get sex???

I'm shocked."

So am I

Tell me more

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

I found PoF even more of a book up site. Until I got banned

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