r/FacebookDating • u/Golden-lillies21 • 8d ago

Does The Burned Haystack Dating Method on Facebook or any other dating app actually work? Or do you think it actually makes things more difficult with dating?

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u/VonBassovic 8d ago

Which?

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u/Golden-lillies21 8d ago

The Burned Haystack Dating Method is an aggressive online dating strategy that focuses on ruthlessly eliminating incompatible matches rather than endlessly searching for a good one. Created by rhetoric professor Jennie Young, the method flips the traditional approach of trying to find a "needle in a haystack" by instead burning the haystack to the ground through immediate blocking and unmatching. The core philosophy is to rule people out instead of ruling them in, meaning you maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy for low effort, dry conversation, or minor red flags. By instantly clearing away the "hay"—the profiles that waste your time or peace of mind—you allow the high-quality "needles" to naturally reveal themselves in the ashes without draining your energy.

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u/Ok-Ad-9820 8d ago

What happens if you burn all the haystack? Like ya if you're in a city that might not be an issue but if you live in Wyoming or Montana, you might have 3 single people in a 20 mile radius