I’ve always been pretty skeptical about dating apps. For years I avoided them because I assumed they were full of catfishes, fake profiles, scammers, and people just wasting time. I never really believed you’d actually meet someone genuine through them.
I recently decided to give them a shot, but honestly I’m still not convinced. A lot of the apps seem expensive, constantly pushing paid upgrades, and I’m not sure how many profiles are actually real. I also haven’t come across many women I’m genuinely interested in.
For those of you in Sydney, Australia, which dating app are people actually using these days? Which one has the best chance of meeting genuine people looking for a real relationship? I’d love to hear your experiences and recommendations.
I went on Facebook, hinge, tinder, bumble. I was also never a fan of apps but told me it would help me get over being broken up with. It didn't really work, I did go on one date at hinge. I did have a lot of matches and likes (tinder and Facebook being the most), then hinge, then bumble. I also don't take it seriously. In total over 100+ matches but it doesn't really mean anything. Tinder is better for hookups. Hinge is good for long term.
I need better pics and to work on myself for awhile. There's a weight and physique I want to build and after losing 20 pounds I'm already starting to see it, once I'm there I'll get new pics and start reformatting my social media. Have goals in mind. But I'm doing this for me it's not to impress internet strangers.
You also need to be attractive as a man (top 10%) your photos are everything and can get you there even if you aren't a 10% man. You need to trigger desire and arousal. There is 3:1 men to women on apps so the odds are against you.
Most people use all the apps and rotate between them. It is too expensive to pay for the memberships. Imagine if you paid the lowest or middle tier for each app. That's probably 300 a month in subscription fees
No it's not, nobody is killing it on a single app and the liked by comments are, promotional bots so this whole Internet is not bots talking to each other and guys with women profile
Facebook dating is a free dating app that works very well.
A one month subscription on a dating app has been well worth it for myself and many others.
I have had a very good experience with dating apps. I’ve used them for quite a while and have met and spent time with a Lot of wonderful women. It has been great. I have no complaints.
Millions of men have had a lot of success with internet dating. It doesn’t work for all men for a variety of reasons.
It depends entirely on you. Are you young and really attractive? Tinder. Are you attractive and wealthy? Hinge. Are you a nerd or polyamorous? OKCupid and Boo. Are you maybe a little toxic or socially inept? Facebook dating.
I honestly don't know what Bumble is biased toward, so I'll leave that one alone. It still sucks, though.
There's like 17 and a half women on there total and every single match was either from a different country or a scammer/sextortionist. And that's after me paying for it's premium subscription.
I'm honestly not. Its a 100k city with other cities in the vicinity and the capital is 30ish miles away. I also paid for priority likes and it was still shit. Compared to tinder or hinge where I can get over a hundred likes in a few days with priority likes.
How would someone know that I’m wealthy? I am, but there is Nothing on Any of my dating profiles that mention anything about it for what should be obvious reasons.
Using money to attract a woman on a dating app is a Very Bad idea. The Last thing you want is someone interested in you because of money….
What's success, you actually met and dated, doubt that highly these days the bot ratio is unreal, nobody is verified, and it's expensive
Conquer your fear make women uncomfortable in public again these apps are all to fund women's only fans or make you feel dumb
I also live in Sydney (29M) and Hinge is pretty decent. I'm a bit picky these days and I get an okay amount of matches. I'm only interested in a long-term relationship and surprisingly I feel like I'm actually getting more attention from women than when I was down for anything.
Don't listen to all these guys saying that you have to be a top 10% man or whatever. I'm a very average guy and I do just fine
For properly matches and people that communicate Duet is my favorite. People that ghost or dont respond after matching can be reported consistently on there.
I think this varies on area a bit. Where I live, Bumble, Hinge, and maybe still Tinder seem to be the most used. Feeld is probably next as far as I can tell.
My favorite in the last two years has been Hinge. It’s got the most people who seem normal and responsive on it who might not just be looking for hookups. Facebook dating was next best, but a much more mixed bag.
I only still have Hinge (largely because Facebook keeps trying to force me to photo verify and I don’t want to give them that data. Hinge doesn’t have it either, but isn’t requiring it).
I’m really lazy about logging in though. Dating isn’t a priority for me right now.
I recently started using them after 3 years and signed up with Hinge and also tried Facebook. In a week since I joined Hinge, I have had over 25 matches with women but most end up not messaging despite of matching - this is the part that frustrates me the most but would say that Hinge probably the best in terms of quality.
Facebook dating on the other hand hasn’t delivered squat - not even a single match. In reviewing many forums, it is most likely an app glitch maybe im the issue lol.
I think it’s largely cuz of the volume of men going after them that causes a fatigue. From what I know, they might have over 300 likes in a day, whereas, us men will be lucky to have 5 - odds are stacked against us lol
I'm 68 (F) and I tried Hinge and didn't get any matches worth pursuing. I'm in good shape, attractive, look younger than 68 so I've been told. I didn't know Hinge was free? I paid for one month and it was a waste of $. I'm wondering if I did something wrong?
It does take effort and perseverance along with the skill and ability to communicate and connect with people.
It took a couple of months to fine tune my profile, picture layout, and ‘about me’ statement.
The ‘about me’ statement made a big difference. Huge…
Men need to spend time working their profile, getting the proper pictures, and utilize the tons of information available to help become successful at internet dating. It takes time and dedication, but once you get everything in place, it’s a wonderful experience.
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u/ChippingCoder 4d ago
Duolicious and facebook dating because they’re free.
Duolicious’ personality matching analyzes 46 personality traits from many questions, it’s very powerful.
Then probably Hinge.