On Tinder, I paid to be a Gold member. Recently, the app seemingly randomly told me that I need to reverify my photos. I hadn't changed them. Ok, I do that. It then tells me:

Everyone of my photos clearly shows my face. I am alone in all but one of the photos. It is clear that I am meeting this requirements. So, I emailed support. I went back and forth a couple times sharing screenshots of exactly what I was seeing, including my profile photos. They eventually respond with:

Zero indication that they care to resolve the problem or acknowledge it as a bug.

I try deleting my account and the app, and then setting it up again with all new photos. I still get the same error. Keep in mind, being verified is crucial to success. So, ok, I just won't use Tinder anymore. Probably for the best.

I request a refund. They reply:

What do I do about this? Credit card dispute? BBB report? Talk to a lawyer? I know that doesn't make sense from a financial perspective, but I am thinking about it as a matter of principle.

I need advice for dating apps like tinder etc i swipe a lot but never getting a match

Its almost making me not want to speak at all which I’m sure is what they want. It doesn’t matter how badly the guy treated me, it‘s always my fault for “trusting him”. Then a second later another guy will tell me “it’s because you aren’t trusting enough”. I wholeheartedly believe men receive some sexual gratification by putting women in impossible situations and always making it their fault. They REFUSE to reflect on their behavior.

I think one of the most frustrating parts is that when I share something that hurt me deeply, something vulnerable and personal, and instead of receiving empathy, I end up having to defend yourself against a cruel stranger who has decided that my pain is an opportunity to lecture me.

Im in the area of Houston tx. 

Im 4-5 out of 10 in face, 5' 8"  height, hispanic(could pass as middle eastern)

,im selecting "short term, open to long term", and im 41.     

  I been getting like 5 matches after swiping right like 3000 times. 

This is my hypostesis of why im getting few matches: for short term relationships, women demand a higher standard in looks(so the women that may be interested are 3-4 or lower in looks), women in the 40s range are not as open to short term dating,  texas is more conservative and people are less open to casual dating,  texas is part of the land of jim crow[people are less open to date someone that is not part of the dominant races in houston[[white,black, tex mex, sino asian]], im not showing any provider value in my pictures[just my face and some full body picture with casual clothes].    

What is your experience in houston texas with Tinder as an average male?

  Everyone is welcome to comment.

I've heard that bumble is better for hookups and hinge is better for looking for relationships but I don't know anything else other than that. I'm just looking for something good, preferably free or cheap. Hinge especially is very limited without a lot of money.

I've tried Facebook dating but it's also Facebook so idk how confident I am in that. But at least it's free.

I haven't tried tinder or anything else other than the three that I've mentioned. So are there any better ones that anyone recommends?

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No likes from women for 2 days. Then I changed my settings to appear in a gay feed. 19 likes in 4 days.

How come?

Anyone else see a profile and if it says stuff like travel non stop. Where we going?

I take it as they avoid responsibility at home. I think we all like to travel but do I want to non stop. No. Can I? No. Have a home. Have a child. I mean just seems so exhausting lol

Interested to hear if anyone is starting a class action lawsuit against either of these apps, as they are fraudulent scams using AI bots, and a model identical to that which Anthroipic recently released a report on. 75% AI bots, 25% paid gig workers to give the illusion of authenticity. People have lost £1000s within days to them.

After she shared her insta i just msged and asked if she wanna go to a specific place as if wants to then i will be clear its a scam but she replied she is new i can decide where we wants to go and wants to chat on whatsapp after taking just 2-3 msgs on insta what to do should i go and meet her?? (One more thing her insta has fake followers and uska acc bhi issi month create hua h cringe vibes a rhi
h) but still i am getting bored so should i go and meet her

Hey all, I've built a completely free dating, meetup webapp, you must upload a selfie to browse and chat, signup is quick and requires no verifiction, no cc, no paid bs to get more views, its simple. selfies get deleted every 24 hours and you cannot send more pics on the site. if anyone would like to help me with some feedback its called WYARN.app it simply shows you people nearby, lets you chat and send location if you want to. trying to make meetups easy and free again

I’m curious, i don’t think I’ve ever heard of a success story from someone that has used the app.

had about 25 mins free between work finishing and the gym yesterday and somehow spend most of it looking through profiles instead of actually replying to anyone lol

that's the bit i don't want from dating apps.

i'm happy to make time for an actual person. i just don't want the app itself becoming another inbox i keep checking all day.

Coffee Meets Bagel is one setup i like for that reason. you get a daily Suggested batch, have a proper look, then there's an actual stopping point instead of always feeling like there might be someone else if you keep scrolling.

for people with pretty full schedules, what actually saves you time without making dating feel like another productivity exercise?

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