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by nashalo_nighly 2040 days ago
I’d say most women know that dating sites are mostly a cesspool of dickpics and stupid pick up lines and the chances of having an actual interesting conversation is pretty small. So most likely we prefer exhausting all other options before resorting to dating sites.
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There are definitely different downsides for women, undoubtedly including those examples you give - especially when they are looking for a serious relationship, but my observations above are strictly on the number imbalance once on the dating site.