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Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by parliament32 on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:22PM (#21630394)
Things get a bit kookey when you realize their business model depends on people not finding partners. The longer you're single, the longer you're on their platform, so the more money you make them. There's no incentive for them to actually match you with anyone apart from trust.

I suspect a lot of people would be far more interested in a "pay us $X, money back guarantee if you don't get a date" kind of service. At least that way your and the company's interests are aligned.

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Re:Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy... by devit on Monday November 25, 2019 @01:13PM (#21631019)
That's only if one assumes long-term monogamous relationships, but there's no reason to only consider those.

In fact, if a dating app worked very well, non-monogamous and short term relationships would probably be more satisfying.

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