This piece is really insightful! As a woman dating online, this is a helpful reminder to keep in mind the real people on the other side of the screen, who are also playing this game against the algorithms.
Thank you. Women’s online dating experience is just as harrowing, but it doesn’t negate what men go through. We could all stand to be a little more understanding.
I really enjoyed reading this today, Evan. It makes me feel some level of understanding for men. I would not have wanted to swipe Yes on my most recent guy because he let his goatee go white and I neither like grey/white nor facial hair. I would likely have forced myself to give him a Yes just because his profile may have seemed lucid. He probably would not have replied because he just went for a run instead of checking his dating app. This was an imaginary dating app scenario but the man is real. So I can go forward reminding myself that real men, real humans are usually on the other side of this flawed process. And at a minimum, men on apps usually say what they are hoping for in a relationship. It's a start. Thank you ❤️
This piece is really insightful! As a woman dating online, this is a helpful reminder to keep in mind the real people on the other side of the screen, who are also playing this game against the algorithms.
Thank you. Women’s online dating experience is just as harrowing, but it doesn’t negate what men go through. We could all stand to be a little more understanding.
I really enjoyed reading this today, Evan. It makes me feel some level of understanding for men. I would not have wanted to swipe Yes on my most recent guy because he let his goatee go white and I neither like grey/white nor facial hair. I would likely have forced myself to give him a Yes just because his profile may have seemed lucid. He probably would not have replied because he just went for a run instead of checking his dating app. This was an imaginary dating app scenario but the man is real. So I can go forward reminding myself that real men, real humans are usually on the other side of this flawed process. And at a minimum, men on apps usually say what they are hoping for in a relationship. It's a start. Thank you ❤️
If you can get a date per week without online dating, go ahead. I don’t know anyone who can.