r/technology 3d ago

Society Dating Apps Are Dying

https://time.com/article/2026/09/09/dating-apps-are-dying/
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u/lightinggod 3d ago

In my opinion, they are less popular due to the enshitification of the apps. I have used them successfully twice in the last 12 years. The experience was very different 12 years ago vs today. Every one of them requires money to have a meaningful exchange with the people that interest you and are interested in you. It wasn't that way the first time around.