Do you use or have ever used dating apps?

[Princess Mipha]

Kind of. My boyfriend once wanted to make for fun profiles on tinder,
so we did that. He went pretty mad after I got tons of matches tho, lol.

 

[Ojo46]

Not really. I’m not really into the culture of the dating apps, I’m more into looking for something long term which the dating apps don’t quite encourage

 

[chippi]

I havent tried any dating apps as i?ve been with my bf for ages, but friends do let me go on their bumble or tindr whatever, to swipe and pick out boys for them. I feel like i have good taste hehe, but they always judge and scramble every time i pick a guy they don?t like.
Gotta trust in me

 

[michealsmells]

Honestly too young too, but I still wouldn't, even if I could. I couldn't handle all the creeps, and- well, I don't think love is something to actively search for like that. It's gotta come naturally IMHO. Though, maybe that's me being vaguely demiromantic? It just seems difficult and vaguely fake to love someone from meeting through a dating app.

Not to say its impossible- because it totally is possible and those who can make it work and even thrive really are out there doing what's best for themselves- but not for me.

Swiping through people and hoping whoever messages you seems... wrong.
I've already got a special someone. Sure, we aren't dating, but I love them with all my heart and that'ts enough for me.

 

[RedTropicalPeachyFish]

I have no reason to. I've had enough affairs (wouldn't say it a romance, after finding out their truth afterwards) and I'm done with those relationships. Enjoying being single and plan on going that way until next accident, if that unfortunately happens.

 

[John Wick]

No.

I prefer to meet serial killers face to face.

 

[Peg]

No.

I prefer to meet serial killers face to face.

LOL!! Great answer!!

Anyways, my answer to this thread is: no, and never have, and most likely never will. Just not my thing. I truly believe that it is much more healthier to meet potential companions in real life. Of course, your mileage may vary..

 

[cIementine]

i've never really envisioned myself using them but i wonder if it'll just become the norm over the next few years as i enter the dating scene and i'll just cave in - but i don't use them right now as i'm high school age.

 

[ellarella]

I used Tinder some time ago, and had a decent time with it. I've met up with four people from it - I ended up dating two of them for a time, and the other two are now good friends.
My gripes with Tinder and the like aren't so much with the apps themselves, since I think they're a great evolution from going around talking to girls at bars who aren't interested, but with how I found myself using it: I would only like about one out of every hundred, but the reality is that I am certain that I discarded people I would have found really attractive in real life.

 

[Snowesque]

Nope, nor have I ever wanted or felt the need to!

 

[Corndoggy]

i have used tinder before, bu i found people were too quick to wanting to meet up irl and since i have anxiety that freaked me out real bad. I actually met my partner irl at a uni club im a part of so i definitely will not be using dating apps again

 

[Alyx]

For a while I used OK Cupid. I met someone who stood me up and that was it. My current boyfriend I met at work in late 2017, and we began dating February 2018. Love him to death... but I'm almost sure he's seeing another woman.

 

[isabll]

I have and I still do, mostly because I live in a very religious, anti-gay country and it's hard to meet other girls who are out of the closet. They don't always work, but I have met some pretty nice people on them and some with whom I even remained friends after we found out we weren't romantically compatible. I've had my fair share of crazy encounters, but mostly when I was in my mid-teens and was a real piece of work myself.

 

[AccfSally]

Nope, too dangerous..
Never been a fan of that type of stuff.

 

[Soot Sprite]

I never used any kind of dating app. Tinder seems way too superficial for the way I date, and from what i ather from other people most users just want to hook up, which has never appealed to me either.

 

[Croconaw]

I’ve used dating apps in the past, but it seems like people are only on there for one thing. Nobody seems to want an emotional bond or a deep connection. You have to be careful on dating apps. Most accounts on there are bot accounts or it’s someone using some else’s picture. Either way, it’s not a good way to meet people. I’ve heard of people meeting online, but dating apps are a big no for me. I’ll admit, I have made an account in the past just to see what the deal was. It’s difficult to meet anyone on those apps that are looking for something real.

 

[CasualWheezer]

Honestly, I feel like dating apps create relationships that are kind of unnatural. It's like instantly dating someone in those apps but I feel that a relationship has to develop gradually over time, it's important to get to know that person first before dating them and that's kind of not there on dating apps.

 

[.: Meri :.]

I haven't, and even the dating apps intended for more serious, long-term relationships make me feel kind of uncomfortable? (I'm ace-spec, so the more appearance-based ones just straight-up would not work for me ahahah.) But I just don't think I'm personally comfortable with the idea of trying to get to know someone with the intention of possibly forming a relationship with them, because I won't know if I'm interested until I get to know them, if that makes sense. Even a long, detailed profile doesn't really seem like enough for me—it's easy to write one thing and be another.
I'd much rather just become friends with someone and if feelings develop from there, then cool, but there's no expectation of it happening. Also, people I don't know well showing interest in me makes me very guarded, very fast, but that's uh, kind of the point of dating apps. So I don't think they'd really work for me. If it works for other people, then great, but it's just not my thing.

 

[Neb]

I’ve considered it, but my brain always goes back to thinking how much those apps encourage rushing into relationships. You’re talking to strangers with the hope of immediate chemistry. There’s no foundation to work off of. I’m much more nervous and formal when interacting with new people, so potential matches wouldn’t see my real personality on the first date. If I was dating someone I already knew there would be no pretenses.

There’s also the fact I live in a rural area with little diversity. If I joined any of those services I’d be mostly stuck with people from High School (no thank you).

Maybe I’ll be more open to it when I live somewhere else, but for now I’m going to pass on the apps.

 

[KatieLavender]

im lowkey scared to use a dating app, dont wanna be catfishedddd yk