Meeting online has become the most popular way U.S. couples connect: study

Re:Meeting online has become the most popular way U.S. coupl... by inetknght on Friday August 23, 2019 @07:27PM (#20783794)

I don't find flirting to be fun. I completely disagree about it being "built in" to our species. I feel that the phrase "up your game" as a strong insult in this context: I don't believe dating should be gamed; I also believe that those who do game dating are among the worst people I've met. That doesn't mean I live an algorithmic life.

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Re:Meeting online has become the most popular way U.S. coupl... by blub on Saturday August 24, 2019 @03:06AM (#20785726)

Looks pretty algorithmic to me:

  #include "env.hpp"
  #define FLIRTING "not fun"
  #if __has_feature(flirting)
  #error Invalid built-in environment
  #endif

  int main()
  {

   const char insult[] = "up your game";
   Person p;

   if (has_gamed(p) && FLIRTING) {
      p.set_worst();
      throw insult;
   }
  }

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Re:Meeting online has become the most popular way U.S. coupl... by thekyle on Saturday August 24, 2019 @10:00AM (#20787167)

> I don't believe dating should be gamed

I agree, which is why I dislike dating apps. It seems like the dominant practice is for men to "right swipe" or message every woman (regardless of whether they are actually attracted to them or not) then decide whether they're actually interested once they get a match/response.

This results in women getting lots of generic messages from guys who are not actually interested in them. It's really a crappy experience for both genders. However, it seems to be the local optima that modern dating apps converge on.

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