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Couple of points:

1. Not clear how likes proxy to "success" in terms of dating. Some people are just looking for one night stands, while another might be looking for something more long term. If women are consistently looking for something long term, and have to get to at least the third/fourth/x-th date to have a "success", then it makes sense for them to be pickier than men who only are looking for the first date.

2. Not clear how this extends out into the general "Dating Economy", it's quite possible that there is a certain pathological case of people who get stuck in the dating sphere for an extended period of time who end up distorting the statistics. Compare this to the fact that 50% of marriages end in divorce, but that's mostly driven by people who get divorced multiple times, and first marriages have a much higher success rate. Among people who actually do settle, it may be that women have more inequality in their dating market then men do.

3. We're not mentioning that women aren't swiping as much because for them there is a serious fear of being assaulted when going on a date, while for a man that is greatly diminished.