u/positive_Newt8092

I have dream 4k and been thinking of getting strong8k as primary and leave dream as secondary.

I havent had issues with dream no buffering it's just I find the content in dream is outdated. Sometimes you can only find the first few seasons of a tv show and sometimes only in 720p.

Can anyone tell me if they have noticed the same in strong8k? Can you find even current tv shows with all the seasons and even ongoing tv shows with up to date episodes? Is the quality 4k for most tv shows?

Trying to figure out if it will be worth it. Im happy with dream's channels and quality. Also my links NEVER go down.

I feel women are being too picky in OLD which causes a bad experience for a majority of people on these apps. While the men and women at the top of the stack do generally have a better experience, the avg men and below avg women cant usually say the same.

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I have been trying approaching in person and although I still get rejected, I have gotten more much better results than the dating apps so far. I did meet my last 2 ex's on dating apps and before (years back) I didnt see the point on approaching in person because dating apps used to work for me but right now in 2026, OLD feels different. The same type of women I would match with years back aren't matching me anymore. But I can still get their number in person.

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Which brings me to my question:

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Have women gotten more picky on dating apps in comparison to just 2-3 years ago or is it just that women are less picky in person?

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Update: I meant delusional*

I often find things in profile such as "I'm the complete package" or just a whole list of requirements, saying things like "I will only settle for what I deserve" + I'm not in a rush type of narratives.

The thing is, most of these people with this type of profile are not the most attractive.

I also see some attitude of "why should I give you a chance", "I know my worth" and talking to some of them, it seems they believe they are pretty hot and they'd almost doing me a favor if they went out with me when often it is just not the case. They are at best, average looking.

Not going to generalize gender here but looking to hear from both sides.

I live in a major canadian city and it feels like 90% of asian women I see in couple (specifically east asian) are with a white guy.

If most east asian women are coupling up with white guys, what is happening to the average asian male in north america?

I rarely see a white girl with an asian man but when I do, the guy seems to be very attractive not your average asian dude while most asian women I see with white guys, are average looking.

Has anyone else noticed this trend? I see Black men dating both white and black women, and latinos also seem to mix with everyone. However, when it comes to asian men, it feels like they are on the losing end as not even their own seems to prefer them.

I ran an experiment of seting my height from the usual 5'7 to 6ft on OLD and my final increase in matching was in a way insane. I wont go out with anyone I matched but just wanted to see if it was true that height didn't matter much as you often see here people argue.

Here is the hard truth: IT matters A LOT but not necessarily for the reason you think.

The first week and a half or so I saw a match increase of atleast 100% so my matching rate with women doubled (I still get matches at 5'7 but they dont come as easy).

However, after week 2, I noticed something, THE ALGO RECLASSIFIED ME......

To explain, Hinge works by popularity, the more attracted you are perceived (or more popular you are) the more value you give so they show you more to women.

Everyone has a score but after two weeks of having a higher match rate, I also started getting likes from women and some even attached messages telling me stuff I hardly got told before like one said "You seem so passionate, I want that in my life". Basically my "elo" or "value" score went up. I get shown more to women.

So it's not 100% just that women wont date below 6ft but it's a combination of that and the fact the algo sees "hey this guy is getting popular, let me show him more", but I only got that boost due to my fake 6ft height. At 5'7, my account seemed to have a low score. So even if a higher rate of women would actually date me, hinge punishes my profile for not being perceived hot enough and bury it unless I artificially increase my popularity by buying a boost.

My match rate right now feels pretty high. I swipe on women at a realistic level (let's say on a woman who's below 8 in looks) and have maybe 20-25% (1 out of 4-5) of chances of matching. All because I added a couple of inches to my height. It's a sad reality. I did not change anything else within my profile.