I’m just wondering, no particular reason.
Did you find a partner using it? How long did you use it? What did you think about it? How many matches did you get? What problems did you see? Do you think its a good way to meet other people? What did you use it for / what was your intention?
Just in general, what was the experience like?
Thanks for all that detail: it’s nice to read something positive about online dating. I’ve been considering it since I was divorced a few years back and am in a situation where I don’t really meet people. Perhaps that’s an answer.
Of course I’ve wondered that before and can’t get past giving all that personal information to a company that will abuse it (is this where you’re already seeing red flags? D’oh.)
I would go in to it without expectations other than meeting people. Things will develop if it’s the right person. Some people (like myself) will freak out if the other person is too pushy, so go easy and go slow. Expectations from a dating app is asking for trouble and disappointment.
I didn’t get overly personal with those photos or prompts. I gave enough to give me a bit of character to stand out from others, and this is what I looked for in others. Instead of short answers, add a few details. Low effort is a turn off. There are so many people with photos of themselves in snow gear with little to no information on it that it does nothing for me. I used to work the snow seasons. Tell me more about what you do daily and enjoy, not that one time you went snowboarding.
We also have given Google, etc. a lot of information a lot more personal than what we give on a dating app, so I wasn’t too worried about it. Also, don’t be afraid of getting others to vet your profile! What you think might be okay may be strange for others, and vice versa. My partner had one line in his profile like “Everything is better with peanut butter” 😂 I thought it was strange yet cute, and I learned later than he developed this love of PB when he was backpacking in Canada. Cheap and delicious.