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i think trying to summarize our indescribable human souls in hinge prompts and swiping through people like they’re restaurants on doordash is probably bad for us. would love to be in love though! it sounds nice.
Sep 19, 2024
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I linked a rec I made over a year ago about deleting hinge and dating the old fashioned way. have I been on a single date since then? nope. do I stand by what I said? absolutely.
I’m still convinced that the apps aren’t perfect, and while they might work for some people they’re kind of a necessary evil at best. without them, it’s hard to put yourself in contexts where meeting someone organically is possible. and even then, within those contexts the meeting has to be just that: organic. it takes time. it takes being in places/situations regularly where you think you’ll meet people who share your interests/values. it also takes a bit of effort to initiate those interactions, and also fate that someone might initiate something with you.
the apps are a convenient, quick fix, instant gratification solution to the issue in that they will get you dates, but in exchange for quantity you may sacrifice on quality. things of quality have no fear of time, though. waiting to encounter someone who is a good fit and in a good phase of life to be what you need and vice versa is going to take time. and if you work a 9-5 like I do, you’re going to have to invest in putting yourself in situations to meet people in your free time. or just do what I do and develop crushes on your superiors in the workplace that are doomed to never be realized because of HR protocol. i’d advise against the latter, though.
1d ago
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Idk unfortunately this is the world dating apps can be good bad or meh really it’s just such a mixed bag and access to people you may never organically interact with otherwise which I find actually nice
But hinge is specifically cursed like the required and very limited prompts are horrible every added feature is worst then the last and I truly think the “most compatible” suggestion it gives you is meant to make you reevaluate Every decision that has lead you to that moment
Jul 20, 2024
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I used to go in looking to fall in love. This ended quite poorly. I might’ve also been a love addict, separate issue from apps really. But anyways, now it’s meeting new people and getting out of my routine. Went rock climbing with a lovely and kind person tonight, ate tacos and had great conversation. So I wouldn’t have done that without hinge. Especially rock climbing. Turns out rock climbing is actually really fun. I think luddites and boomers might be on to something with the slow burn, courtship, long crushing and pining when it comes to love. Don’t know if the apps are conducive to that. Should say im a pretty bad person to take dating advice from. But yea keeping it low stakes and getting to know people is sick, can’t hurt yea ? *sub rec*: rock climbing. Great full body workout, challenges the mind a bit as well.
Feb 26, 2025
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6d ago
for all of my childhood and adolescence i was a very lonely and solitary child and i thought that that was all there was for me.
yesterday i was surrounded by friends who came out to see me for my birthday and we drank and danced till we could barely walk. this is a life i never thought i’d have. there is always a light at the end of the tunnel no matter how weird and dark and long the tunnel is. wait it out. it really does get better.
Nov 30, 2024
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i just stayed out till 4 in the morning at a party with incredibly pretentious people who didnt even ask me a single question about myself. all because i have a ridiculous fear of missing something.
i could’ve gone home and smoked.
Nov 16, 2024