Despite its popularity, not everyone's experience with online dating is positive. Plenty of women are opting out of the "efficiency" of the inline dating world, instead choosing to find a date the old-fashioned way.
So what exactly is driving these daters to delete their profiles? We asked the members of our Facebookcommunity why they left online dating to find love IRL. Here's what they had to say:
1. "Over time, I began to feel like I was losing my true self in the quest to be the girl with the perfect profile."
1、“渐渐地,我开始觉得我在追求虚拟账户上的完美女孩中迷失了自我。”
"I was c**tantly overthinking what I had typed in my profile or what I was sending in a message to a guy. I would type, delete, type again, delete, etc., like I didn't know who I was in real life."
2. "There was no spontaneity or fun or butterflies."
2、“没有随性、乐趣和兴奋感。”
"I was sick of c**tant disappointment or men that wanted to text forever. Or men that were so self-focused. Everything was scheduled and planned forever."
"It's like you try to put a face to the person you're talking to, but it just feels like this contrived entity. You really have no idea who they are and what they're about or if you have any chemistry."
4. "It required a lot more time and energy than I expected."
4、“比想象中的更耗时间和精力。”
"What I did not like was that it felt extremely contrived, as if I was online shopping. I recommend online dating for practice if you haven't dated in a while, but ultimately, I think the chances of meeting someone great are small and require a whole lot of effort."
"My warning to women: If you have a unique name, do not post your first name or even your last initial on your profile ANYWHERE. My stalker situation wasn't as extreme as some, but it irked me enough to get a lawyer which I'm glad I did."
6. "I was once asked if I was a man or a woman due to a short hair cut."
6、“我曾因为剪短发而被问是男是女。”
"I gave up on online dating, because I was once asked if I was a man or a woman due to a short hair cut. I replied with, 'If you can't tell the difference between a man and woman, there is no hope for you and you should probably delete your profile.' I then received the resp**e, 'I'm just saying...there are some he-she’s on here and you gotta be careful.'"
7. "Every time I suggested getting together, he seemed to stop messaging me or avoid the question."
7、“每次我建议我们在一起,他好像就不再给我发信息了,或者逃避问题。”
"I had been messaging with a very attractive man who said he was a firefighter, which is my weakness. We spoke for a while, but something did not feel right as I was talking to him. I got the idea to try and figure out how to reverse image through Google, dropped his picture in and bam — the pictures were linked to an Instagram account in England of a semi-famous personal trainer."
8. "Most men my age are looking for women that are much younger."
8、“大多数和我同龄的男性都想找年轻得多的女性。”
"I'm 47 and I have a 5-year-old, so I'm not your average middle-aged woman. Most men my age are looking for women that are much younger, or if they are my age, they want someone who doesn't have young kids."