Male. 29.
Before I on boost , I got reviewed by a female friend that my prompts and pics were alright quality
I feel weird my interactions are like this only …
Is this suppose to be normal?
Which year was the best year for online dating and online dating apps? Which app was the best during that year? and what led to the downfall since then?
I had to make a reddit account about this because this is honestly just ruining my life at this point.
I am A 29 year old man and I am beyond exhausted because I cannot find a woman who is willing to commit to a long term relationship like I am.
I have gotten my entire life together, I have a masters degree in IT, have a high paying career and living alone with my cat. I have many hobbies such as cooking classes, yoga, reading club, hiking group and I also travel solo a lot. I've been using Hinge mostly for online dating since I want a long term relationship.
I tend to date women my age and older and a lot of them are afraid of a long term relationship. Initially there on board with it but when I ask them seriously they tell me "Well I'm not sure..." or they tell me that there are better options for guys out there for them. I'm so tired of the games, I've never had a relationship in my life and I'm not interested in anything casual and want something serious but its so hard to find.
I'm not sure what to do at this point, this has been too much of a struggle for me now.
Was on the free version, which told me I had 4 incoming likes. I just paid just ti see who likes me and suddenly the like count went down to 2🙃.
Absolutely predatory behavior I’d only expect from Match Group
For the other apps like Hinge and Tinder, I have noticed that if I delete my profile + uninstall and wait for 90+ days until I join back, I'll get a fresh clean start.
I have not tried this for CMB though because of the currency buildup. I've got beans and flowers that I haven't used.
I've had the same account/profile with CMB for a couple years without ever deleting/reinstalling and I wonder if this is holding me back.
Does deleting/uninstalling and then joining back after 90+ days give you a clean start?
Hi!
I’m a 21F Asian Female. I just graduated this year with my bachelors. I wasn’t super focused on dating or relationships because the college grind lowkey made me asexual. Now that I have my job and things are settling down, I’d love to meet a like-minded partner.
I was told to start on CMB because it features more Asian men.
I started yesterday as a premium user, I received around 100 like so far already. Unfortunately, I’m not interested in most of them.
I’ve mainly been swiping on Asian men….but most of my likes are from white men. The occasional Asian men I do look at, although super attractive are maybe a little too old for me? They seem so well traveled and respected in their careers, I don’t really see the appeal in them dating someone like me.
I’d prefer to date East or SouthEast men. A few matches that I do have, I did reach out to a few of them but no responses or dry responses so far…
Am I being too forward? Or it’s only been a day and I should wait.
Edit: another thing I think may be a possibility is that I’m definitely more attractive but western standards than eastern standards. I’m SEA, tan skin, wavy hair, and am a thicker? I’ve always found that I was received more well by people of other races than Asians but I’m more interested in dating Asian men due to shared cultural values and backgrounds.
I'm a paying member (male). The first few weeks to a month were actually pretty great. I had many matches and went on a number of dates. Then after that initial period, basically 0 matches-- completely dry. The same type of people that matched previously no longer matches. The only people that I get any likes from are completely not my type (and they can tell my type based on who I matched with!).
What I'm guessing is that they prioritize new paying members early on (maybe to maximize positive reviews, minimize complaints and refunds, etc), then basically forget about them. Your likes may not even see you after that.
Btw, this is not just CMB, same thing is happening on another popular app that I'm on. Very annoying.
EDIT: Since they won't let me post over there, Hinge is the other offender. Same thing, successful early on, completely dry after the first few weeks. And boo to you Hinge for censoring.
Hey guys, I need some outside perspective on this situation because my alarm bells are ringing, but I want to see if I’m overthinking it.
Here’s the timeline:
I matched with this girl on Bumble about 3 or 4 months ago. We moved the chat to WhatsApp, but after a bit, she got "busy" and practically ghosted me. I didn't push it and just let it go.
Fast forward to recently: out of the blue, she texts me asking how I am. We get to talking again and decide to meet up. I initially pitched just going for a walk, but she insisted we go out for dinner instead. We ended up going to a cafe in Koramangala. For context, she said she works as a Data Analyst at one of the big e-commerce companies here in India, so she makes decent money.
The date itself was... interesting. When the bill came, she suddenly got super absorbed in her phone and looked entirely distracted. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and just paid for it without asking her to split.
After dinner, we took a walk. The conversation was mostly fine, but there was a weird recurring theme: she kept boasting about how many guys hit on her, how she ignores all these dudes in her office, and basically flexing her roster.
Then comes today. I get a message from her (see attached image). She’s claiming an "emergency at home," says she's out of money for the month, and is asking me to send her ₹15k, promising to return it by month-end because "I know her home location."
I obviously denied the request. I just told her I had already loaned money to some friends and didn't have the cash on hand.
But I want to know what you guys think. Is this a genuine emergency, some weird test, or just a glaring field of red flags? Has anyone else experienced this kind of scam in Bangalore?
TL;DR: Matched on Bumble, ghosted, she re-enters my life months later. Went to dinner, she dodged the bill, bragged about other guys, and asked for 15k the next day for an "emergency."
He begged for my number right away. I wasn't feeling it but figured, why not give it a shot? 1 date won’t hurt - He spent the whole time trying to show off how charming he is. 🤮 I cracked two harmless jokes, and he unmatched immediately. Seriously, why are there so many weirdos with zero sense of humor and no manner at all on dating apps? 😂 Cheap ass probably worried that I will let him pay for lunch cuz all he could afford is coffee. Oh no, maybe he was planning to let me pay for my coffee too 😏 I swear to god nobody cares where you live, I asked only because I know that area well and was trying to find a topic - you’re not a big star bruh.
Your mom didn’t raise you right I guess, Alex. 👦🏻 GROW UP and then come back on the dating app or you’ll only be wasting people time. SMH.
It's so annoying when it does this. It'll say "my type" likes me,(I like Asian and black men,) but never shows them to me. I have to pay to see them. I know it's a marketing tactic but at the same time with other apps it'll at least show me one of the likes after a while but this will never show me who my type is.