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[quote name="PUA Chapter Master"][quote name="Rafiki"]It took me a day and a half to become completely disillusioned with it. I don't see how anyone that isn't a 20-something with the body of an Olympic athlete just looking for hookups could possibly meet anyone on here. It's so terrible. I feel like it's designed to sabotage you. When I signed up it asked to upload 2 photos and pick a few interests. Ok, but....shouldn't I be able to type in some kind of bio? I mean, people want to know something about me, right? Oh, you get that option AFTER you save your profile <i>and it goes live</i>. I took the time to crop some photos in a way that centered me and cut out all the background bullshit, and then when I uploaded it Tinder decided it didn't like the dimensions and awkwardly re-cropped it into a shittier photo. So I had to spend half an hour playing with the dimensions and uploading photos to get them to look the way I wanted. Then the drag-and-drop reorder didn't work, so I had to spend another 10 minutes solving the puzzle of how to add and delete photos so they'd be in the order I wanted.[/quote] The photo ordering is indeed retarded. I don't think I ever figured it out, other than deleting until the only one left was what I wanted for my main, then re-adding the rest in the right order. It is CURRENT YEAR. [quote]When I saw all the additional options for customizing a profile, I turned off discovery until I filled in everything. My profile was active for <i>maybe</i> 5-10 minutes after I signed up. In that time Tinder told me I got 12 likes! Uh-huh. All I have to do is pay 18.99/week (who in the FUCK are they kidding) and I can match right away![/quote] That might actually be legit, because new profiles get put out more. The downside to this is momentum that the ALGORITHM builds up, so a mediocre profile is just going to fall further and further behind. You are indeed correct that only models and the truly desperate with extreme lowered standards may apply. [quote]Every single thing posted in this thread and the one in Hunie Pop is dead on. The women who are already angry, all of the clichés (I'm an easy-going dogmom who likes to laugh, the outdoors, and have fun, and my 5 kids are my whole world), sarcasm, partners in crime, and tacos. WHY TACOS? Women from 25-55 all making that stupid fucking kissy face. [/quote] "Always searching for my next destination! Send me travel tips! Trying to fill out my passport! Goal is 2 countries/year!" Every guy reading that immediately thinks of <a href="https://www.theonion.com/european-men-are-so-much-more-romantic-than-american-me-1819594261">this</a>. Then we think of the logistical headache of constant sitting in airports and thousands of dollars wasted all so you can be the ten millionth tourist to take a "holding up the Leaning Tower" picture. Finally, we think about just what kind of void you're filling with all of this. There's a healthy curiosity of wanted to experience other cultures, and then there's travel junkies. Also, ladies, we could not possibly care less what food you like while swiping ("ALL the tacos!!!^_^"). I guess clueless people post the pictures that would impress themselves, so they think that will impress the opposite sex. That's why so many dudes post shirtless pics, and that's why so many chicks post retarded vista shots. Women constantly complain about all the "shirtless fishing" pics, and trust me gals your pictures with you as a tiny figure on top a mountain or checking off Europtean tourist traps are less than useless to us. [quote]The same Chinese supermodel in obvious fashion photos with names like Olga (nice try, Russia).[/quote] >95% chance of any profile with Instagram/Snapchat name posted is just there to boost their viewers "I don't check this profile much. Come follow my Snap!" Anyways, forget Tinder. I've tried that app on and off for nearly ten years, and the one and only action I ever got out of it was a 6/10 wife out for revenge after discovering her husband was cheating. Okcupid is slightly less bad, but they really tried to turn it into Tumblr Tinder the last 5 years. Bumble is Tinder in that you have to be a model, but with the added bonus of having to wait until the NO HOOKUPS!!!! chicks message you first. Coffee Meets Bagel is okay. Their selection is real but a bit blah. Limited profiles per day gets annoying. Perfectly functional free features (they show you every like you get), with the absolute worst premium features I've seen. $5 each time I want someone to see my like 1-2 business days sooner? Who the fuck would ever pay that and how are they still in business? What you want is Hinged. Best balance of attractive, but real people. They show you every like you've received for free. You can send a short message with every like you send. They have a "standout" section of the most attractive users, but not as ridiculously unattainable as Tinder's "Top Picks" (or as bland as OKC's "Cupid's Picks"). Standout likes take a "rose" to send, but you get one free one per week and can buy them for $2-3 each. I've gotten responses and actual dates from the Standouts. So yeah by far the best current dating app when it comes to selection, function, and results. Good luck! (holy fuck though, how I wish Tinder had been around when I was 18-25. During the college years? Jesus)[/quote]