[sombrero_john]

I call that "dating".

Just for fun -- make a Hinge profile and set your first picture to one of you in a white coat with a stethoscope around your neck.

Watch the likes pile up, and then come back and tell me that "no-one cares about status".

[runamuck]

I never used Apps for that reason. I found more success increasing attraction face to face. When I started I "killed the sale" when I mentioned I owned a place , or they found out about my "high status" job. I went from "fun guy" to "serious guy" and it killed the vibe.

[rootusrootus]

> my "high status" job

I'm mildly curious what qualifies as a high status job, here on HN.

[qzw]

Rust core team member.

[sombrero_john]

Being the "fun" guy is cool up until about the age of 25, and even then you aren't really taken seriously in the dating world.

After that, a potential mate will take the stable, serious guy 9 times out of 10.

[rootusrootus]

That's so true. I'm kinda boring, and happy as such, but dating when was in my early 20s was harder. Not impossible by any means, but it narrowed the group of women who were interested. But by the time I turned 30 it was a huge asset being boring, solidly employed, with a house, etc. I just had to wait for my time to come...

[runamuck]

Sorry to hear that!