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Re:Online Dating and the Death of the 'Mixed-Attractiveness'... by gohrt on Monday April 11, 2016 @04:21PM (#11474775)
> with only a couple matches after hundreds upon hundreds of swipes.

This isn't you being ugly, this is you misapprehending the math. a couple matches after hundreds of swipes is regular average successful male mating behavior.

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Re:Online Dating and the Death of the 'Mixed-Attractiveness'... by eru on Monday April 11, 2016 @08:23PM (#11476285)
Hmm, OKCupid seemed to have a much higher reply rate---something like 30-50%. (But haven't used for three years, since I'm not single anymore.)
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Re:Online Dating and the Death of the 'Mixed-Attractiveness'... by cmurf on Monday April 11, 2016 @09:20PM (#11476545)
2% response rate on advertising is considered good.
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