The apps

 Dating in 2024 is weird. I didn’t think I would ever need to know that other than hearing things from my students and my friends. But here I am dating in 2024. 

Here is what I have learned

• Within the 12 year age Range I’m willing to consider dating (34-46) People either look Young enough to have been someone I could’ve taught or old enough to be my father. Mostly the latter
• If a man post a group photo as his main photo, he is never the attractive one in that photo 
• People are not putting their best foot forward out here flipping off the camera sticking their tongue out saying lewd things so much of the pool is not an option from the start- People for who they are at face value.
• At least 50% of the profiles are fake or scams. If they’re not willing to meet you within a week or they’re trying to tell you about crypto delete report and walk away. 
• So many people are on this for the ego boost of how many likes they can get and then never engage in conversation.
• At least 80% of the people that aren’t scams that do engage in conversation are wildly inappropriate. 
• Of the remaining about 10% of profiles, there is a significant lack of social skills when meeting in person. 

So let’s do some math 

Let’s say in one month you match with 20 profiles- this would entail looking at well over 100 as most people fit into the I’m not interested category. And I’m sure not everybody’s interested in me.

We take 10 of them out right away scams

Eight more are highly inappropriate or never bothered to message back

This leaves us with two dates one had no social skills

• -Showed up late didn’t pay for my drink didn’t compliment how I looked and didn’t ask me any questions about me that I hadn’t previously asked him about himself

This leaves one successful date.

This is why so many people my age are single.