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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by CameronNemo on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:35PM (#27478146)
I've thought about ways to improve dating networks, and I think the best solution is to throw them out and just get young people to go out in groups and do activities together. Romance would be a secondary output (as would friendships, professional networking, and plain old perspective broadening).

Rationale is that a lot of women, and to a lesser degree men, do not feel comfortable going out 1x1 with a stranger (and potential predator/rapist/catfish). Not to mention the pressure of finding common interests and cultivating a date experience. The group dynamic offers safety, and the hobby-focused nature of the activity offers entertainment without pressure.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by mustafa_pasi on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:07PM (#27478504)
For what it's worth, I came to the same conclusion. You cannot fix online dating, but the real problem is that the younger generations used to have a lot of face to face hangout time due to how the world worked pre-internet, and all that is gone now. Now you have to plan every hangout and it happens once a week instead of once a day.
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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by lliamander on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:21PM (#27478663)
I think this is probably the best solution. But what activities do you recommend? Compared to a couple generations ago it seems like it's harder to find good casual activities that appeal to both sexes as a default meeting ground.
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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by CameronNemo on Friday June 11, 2021 @09:17PM (#27480461)
Dancing, hiking, DnD, habitat restoration / plastic pickup, team sports in general, volunteering in general.
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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by nradov on Friday June 11, 2021 @07:16PM (#27479668)
There is a dating service called Events and Adventures which operates that way. A friend of mine worked there but I never used it and don't know whether it's effective.
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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by extrapickles on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:33PM (#27478790)
That would also fix the incentive problem dating sites have to make sure you only find low quality matches so you will stay on the platform.
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