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by ocdtrekkie 2685 days ago
There's a certain point where I ask: Would an FSF enthusiast be interested in dating someone who signed up via a proprietary app, or would they be looking to date other free software enthusiasts who were also looking for people without using a proprietary app?

It can be really challenging to deal with a significant other without using the same apps they do, if they have chat apps they use, social networks they're on, or money transfer apps they like, you can regularly run into a "well, my phone can't use that app" situation.

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The only app that really matters to have in common with the person I'm dating has been a chat app. It's not so hard to install one extra app. Luckily Signal is working well for us (not big Free software enthusiasts though).