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From female profiles, and speaking with my friends, it seems that no one is happy with online dating apps.

> dating apps have created an environment where women are hyper-selective and where men are hyper-indiscriminate.

I believe this is the key point, and ironic because it's viscous cycle.

This behavior encourages worse behavior that is counter intuitive to the goal of it's users.

The entire premise is flawed from the start, as a dating profile starts with a snap judgement based on pictures, a biography, and key details--such as height, job, education.

At this point, the competition for dates using an app is so high, and the experience is so mediocre, that I am better off spending my effort meeting women in real life.



Agree this is one of the most critical points after a lot of thought about this industry.

I think I’ve pretty much solved it, and am looking for a mobile engineer to partner with. I’ve got a lot of functionality mapped out.

Shot in the dark to find someone, but if anyone is interested, email is in profile.




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