I've always been hesitant to try online dating because 1.) I'm a guy 2.) I look like hell 3.) the algorithm prioritizes profit.
But lately I feel like it may be easier to throw my expectations out there and cross my fingers. Seems easier than trying to speak to people in person. But then again, the human aspect sorta just disappears too and I'm now stuck in a game of numbers, and perhaps quite literally as apps line Tinder gamify their services.
Anyway, I don't have anyone I could call a close friend. Hell, I don't even have anyone to call in general lol. I'm thinking it's a bad idea to dip my toes in that crap because I have nowhere to turn when the rejections inevitably come in. Plus at least with face-to-face interactions, I can have some sort of closure (I don't really know how to articulate this part. I guess being able to read faces will give me a better chance of understanding what I did wrong vs. emotionless text on a screen).
If you play it like a game, you'll find the house always wins. But since it's a game involving real human emotions, there's going to be variability they can't account for. The key is to find that tiny sliver of authenticity in the capitalist muck.
Yeah, dating apps are literally only useful for two things.
Hookups, if you’re hot. In which case you use the apps as much as you want.
Or, finding the first good person you connect with and then deleting the app.
Brutal