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by dragonwriter 3054 days ago
> Have you dated online in a major metro within the last 2-3 years?

If that sucks, why do it? Almost everyone I know that is actively dating (major metro or no) has had better experiences meeting people through meatspace activities centered around interests than online.

Online dating seems to be the modern iteration of the singles bar scene, which sucked for much the same basic reasons.
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peterangular 3054 days ago
Because you hit a certain age where a HUGE chunk of people within the ( your_age / 2 + 7 ) algorithm are already spoken for. Online dating helps because both people are looking for "something" and that can avoid a lot of difficult social situations.

I've met single people through meatspace activities and often it comes with the exact same difficulties of online dating.

I'm editing that line to read "have you dated in a major metro..." - thanks for the heads up.

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brad0 3054 days ago
Agreed, the online dating scene isn't for everyone.

However if you don't have interests that have women in it how do you meet them genuinely?

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