Online dating is definitely brutal for most men(even more so I guess for young men). Do you agree?

I have been using dating apps like tinder, Hinge and Bumble since June or July 2022 but pretty much no matches at all on tinder and Bumble and only 16 matches on Hinge so far. I am 22 now and kept my filter as 18-26 on them so 3-4 years in both directions. Last month, I did get some matches on Hinge. First was a 19 year old and her replies were slow but she did reply to me but after I asked her out, she unmatched me. Then got matched by a 22 year old who completely stopped replying after matching. Then got matched by an 18 almost 19 year old girl with whom I had a decent convo but her replies were all 1-3 words and then got unmatched by her. Then got matched by a 20 year old who too ghosted me the same way like the 22 year old did. Then didn’t get a single match for weeks and today finally got a match today on Hinge. She is also 18 almost 19 but she only replied once and isn't replying further anymore and she eventually unmatched me too. Isnt it brutal? Why match if she was gonna unmatch?

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BoredDarkLord

Never done it. I approached my wife and all my exs in person. It’s more real.

Heroisthebest24 · 22-25, M

@BoredDarkLord idk your age but I assume you are over 40. You grew up in a different time compared to me. When you were a young man like me there wasnt so much internet or social media so all you people had to do was approach girls in person whereas we Gen Zers have too much access to social media and dating apps which makes things harder and people have too much unrealistic expectations.

BoredDarkLord

@Heroisthebest24 Its not a decided thing. You can choose not to be a part of social media at any time, and do things on your own terms. I had a foot in both worlds, but I decided what would happen, not popular opinion.