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by 8f2ab37a-ed6c 1571 days ago
I'm actually surprised that dating apps aren't doing more with monetization opportunities. There are plenty of whales out there who would be happy to deploy their disposable income for mating opportunities. Why not let someone spend $1000 a day to be the top displayed profile in a city for an entire day?
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anonporridge 1571 days ago
Those people aren't using Tinder.

There are "dating" sites that specialize in connecting wealthy/successful people (mostly older men) with young, beautiful people (mostly women). They do charge quite a bit and make bank.

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xiphias2 1571 days ago
I’m wealthy enough to pay for these kinds of services, but never tried them, as I find sex with women who just want me for my money boring / a haggle between the amount of money a girl wants to extract from me vs the amount of sex I want to have with her. The more I experienced this, the more I realized that it’s better to do 2 hours of sports a day (1 hour running and 1 hour gym, while dieting).

The Jeff Bezos / Leonardo DiCaprio scene clearly shows that money can’t buy sexual attraction.

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8f2ab37a-ed6c 1571 days ago
I'm not an expert at that particular area, but my anecdotal impression was that high-end matchmaking services (say 50-100k to find a life partner) were fairly underwhelming. Or are you talking about the whole sugar dating world here?
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tmpz22 1571 days ago
GP is most certainly referencing the sugar daddy explosion
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8f2ab37a-ed6c 1571 days ago
I don't think that's apples-to-apples though. Sugar dating is typically transactional and typically doesn't lead to genuine connection and relationships, whereas most datings apps are about something more than an occasional hookup, including Tinder (see the millions of "not here for a hookup" statements in womens' profiles that have been there for years).
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bradlys 1571 days ago
Correct. Sugar dating is definitely not the same thing as matchmaking or even trying to get a partner on apps.

Sugar dating is very much a transactional one. It’s a more affordable version of sex work.

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Lewton 1571 days ago
You can already do this in tinder for about 24x30 usd (prices probably vary)
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