How do I stop something like online dating/tinder/happn from becoming soul crushing?
I get some matches on tinder/happn, but I've only had 5 dates so far in about 2 month time. I work out, I run, I do all sorts of shit, but apparently I still have to act like a fucking circus monkey in order to even get the attention of anyone that matches with me.
Just not sure how to continue to deal with this shit.
Maybe they don`t really "match" you. Try someone different.
>>18404954
by not putting so much emphasis on online dating that it could be described as 'soul crushing.'
seriously.
btw the reason people have to dance around like circus monkeys wtih online dating is because chemistry isn't able to develop organically. even when it does it rarely works in person. its far easier to pick up chicks irl then online because they actually can feel the tension and chemistry that surfaces when you start the chase.
online there is no mystery its just
>i wnat to date
>you want to date
>everyone on this app wants to date
>>18405036
I don't get enough matches to sort like that.
Which is another point entirely, I feel like I have to compromise on a lot of things just to get matches, whereas I know girls have it a ton easier. I have this girl friend who can basically match with anyone she wants all the time. Fucking frustrating.
>>18405052
>people
Why not just say it like it is: males
>>18405052
i did online dating as a 'light' thing, as in i didnt put too much stock into it but made a nice profile to just see what happens (you never know who might pop up). i got like a match a month, none of which turned into real life things, and this is after swiping a good (>80%) of all the girls in my daily allowance most days
its quite upsetting finding out most girls think youre too ugly for them
>>18405111
none of what you said had anything to do with what i said.
>>18405129
yeah it does, i didnt put any emphasis on it really but it was still pretty sad to find out how undesirable i was. 'soul crushing' is too strong but still not nice
i agree irl is easier because you can actually use your personality whereas online its just chads game
>>18404954
>5 dates in 2 months
Yea that's pretty good.
Did you score a second date?
>>18405370
Yeah 2 times.
Actually 7 dates, but 2 of them were just casual hookups.
My problem is, none of the people I really want to match with, matches with me.
>>18405378
desu if youre actually getting anything out of tinder youre doing well
>>18405391
I feel like it's a shit ton of work though. I actually want something serious out of it.
>>18405396
Tinder isnt for anything deep famu. I'm on there literally just to score pussy from chicks who hilariously put she's not there for hookups.
Quit. NOW. it is an addiction and psychological effects from too much tinder sex DO occur. That's the crushing felling you might be talking about.
Take pride in yourself in skipping lots of bad sex for your mental AND physical health; in resisting the urge to get laid. Fap. Masturbate. It's not too dissimilar from taking a piss or a shit. Excess hormones and shit build up, it needs to go, or you'll get tense.
Call it the #3. ( 1 is pissing, 2 is shitting, 3 is masturbating).
Do that enough times and you'll notice a difference in how you think when you are horny vs. when not.
I hate being horny. its frustrating. all those hormones are drugs, and you are high, problem is you have no control over how much that shit your brain pumps into your system.
Avoid foods like bananas and other afrodesiacs.
>>18405378
>>18405396
Have a no sex on the first meetup rule.
Fool around at most, but don't have actual sex.
I know the feeling, and it feels like shit.
>>18404954
Man I haven't even got a single match out of any online dating platform I've tried. I got tired of it after 5+ years of silence.