Technology promised to solve our problems, but it seems to make a lot of them worse. Take dating. How cool it was that we could “meet” and flirt with five, twelve, thirty-seven, even a hundred people on the internet without having to step our foot outside, we thought—for maybe an evening or two. But ask anyone who is actively swiping, and they’ll tell you it’s not that simple. The subreddit r/Bumble is dedicated to one of these apps, and it’s full of screenshots its users took of all the bizarre bios and painfully dry conversations they go through on a regular basis. These pictures reveal what online dating really looks like behind the filters.
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#1 This Is Probably Why I’m Single
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#2 He Unmatched Me
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As funny as they might seem to others, disappointing interactions can take their toll. A survey of 1,000 American dating app users found that 78% of them feel fatigued with the dating app world sometimes, often or always.
Interestingly, women feel more burnt out than men, with 80% reporting at least some level of burnout, compared to 74% of males.
Younger generations are also feeling the burn the most, as Gen Z respondents were the most likely to “always” feel some level of dating app exhaustion.
#3 What An Opener LOL
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#4 Made Me LOL, He’s Honest
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#5 Seducing Guys On Bumble With My Bad Drawings
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According to the survey’s results, one in five (21%) dating app users lie about their age, with men (23%) being slightly more likely to tweak their numbers than women (19%).
Other reported fibs involve income (14%), as well as hobbies and interests (14%). Adding to that dishonesty, 13% admitted to lying about their employment, dating history, and even their current relationship status.
Just 12% overall claim they lie about their height, with 15% of males and 11% of females admitting to the crime and contradicting a common stereotype that it’s just the men who falsify this information.
#6 I Wish More People Did This In Their Profiles
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#7 I Blocked And Unmatched So Quick LOL
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#8 So Apparently I Attract A Very Specific Subset Of Men
The first 3 guys literally came up on my “Must See Profiles” on my Liked You page at the same time, the 4th guy came in a few days later lol
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#9 I Believe In Radical Honesty
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When it comes to screen time, Millennials lead the generations, spending 56 minutes per day on dating apps, with the average Baby Boomer clocking in 37 minutes.
We see a lot of examples of what not to do but according to the study, leading with a compliment may be the way to start a conversation, as suggested by 27% of the respondents.
A very similar share, twenty six percent, prefer another route, claiming they tailor their first communication based on another user’s profile.
One in five (19%) said they recycle a rotation of conversation starters used with all sorts of people.
#10 How Do I Reply
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#11 Moved To A New City And Redownloaded Tinder. This Is The First Girl I Matched With
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#12 This Conversation I Had Was Wild
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#13 For My Fellow Single It Nerds
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And companies are aware of these problems. Match Group, the company with the world’s largest portfolio of dating platforms, including Tinder and Hinge, has announced it is increasing its investment in artificial intelligence.
AI bots are supposed to help users determine which of their photographs will be the most popular, write messages to people, and provide “effective coaching.”
But who’s to say those “struggling” users who may be lacking in social skills, and begin to rely on AI assistants to craft conversations for them, won’t have difficulty once they arrive on real-life dates?
#14 We Went On One Date…
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#15 Insane Reply
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#16 I’m Tired, Boss
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#17 I Got Unmatched For This, Thought I Was Cooking 😭
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Dr. Luke Brunning, Associate Professor in Applied Ethics at the University of Leeds, has coordinated an open letter calling for regulatory protections against AI on dating apps.
He believes that trying to solve the social problems caused by technology with even more unregulated technology will make things worse, and that automated profile-enhancing also entrenches a dating app culture where people feel they must constantly outperform others to win.
#18 What Are These Men On About
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#19 Date Got Canceled Because Knicks Were Playing…
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#20 My Friend Showed Me His Hinge How Do Some Guys Have It This Easy
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#21 A Man Sent Me A Screen Shot Of His Bank Statement
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“Many of these companies have correctly identified these social problems,” Brunning said. “But they’re reaching for technology as a way of solving them, rather than trying to do things that really de-escalate the competitiveness, [like] make it more easy for people to be vulnerable, more easy for people to be imperfect, more accepting of each other as ordinary people that aren’t all over 6ft [tall] with a fantastic, interesting career, well written bio, and constant sense of witty banter. Most of us just aren’t like that all the time.”
#22 What Are These Girls Looking For Now In This Era LOL
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#23 Dating In 2025 Be Like
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#24 First Match On Bumble. This Is Awesome
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#25 Not The Cancellation Text I’m Used To
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#26 Absolutely Unhinged – Date Cancelled Because I Didn’t Send A Good Morning Text?
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#27 I’m Sorry, What Now???
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#28 This Is Such A Turn Off LOL
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#29 C’mon Ladies
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#30 I Had An Amazing Conversation Yesterday
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#31 Update: Omg, I’m Freaking Out!
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