This is really a monumental societal change.
3rd spaces are nearly completely destroyed, and online seems to be the main option for ppl now.
i really dont know if i should do online dating, like i mean i kind of want to meet someone and this is how to do it appearently, but also i rather would meet someone by chance and get to know them over time.. And like furthermore everytime i try these apps, it ends up with me beeing obsessed just about the matches itself, feeling either good or bad, and no intrest to actually chat with people since like it feels a bit forced and like i dont know, it is automatically like multiple chats, since mostly likely some dont respond and this for example already feels weird and then it is more like just chatting with someone than chatting with a specific person if that makes sense.. and like it does not feel like fun or anything to talk with multiple people basically about the same stuff and so on.. i hope someone understands what i mean
i dont really spend much time on dating apps and last time was years ago to be fair tho
Why is it a blue whale?
Well, I heard a big goal of every app these days is to get whales... Maybe this is what they meant? O.o (/jk)
I'm not in the US but I met my wife online, as did a few of my friends. The overall process of finding someone compatible took years though and it wasn't very much fun. It's probably worse now that dating apps are actively invested in keeping you single and swiping.
Fuck the commodification of human relationships. I wish people wouldn't support that