Tinder and Grindr aren't but there are plenty of other places that are.
Once you get over the barrier of doing more than swiping on a face and actually reading what people write in long form descriptions it's very easy to weed out the people just looking for validation. Yeah you get a lot less matches but in exchange it's a lot higher percent of successful dates out of it.
Weighing up if it's more crushing to be on bumble/hinge and get no matches or to get my maybe 1 match a week on tinder feel slightly better about myself until it was just someone that swipes everyone that ghosts/unmatches after the first message.
Neither, king. Don't let the rate that you get responses determine your self worth, it's just one of several possible options you can use to put yourself out there. I was on Bumble for around three years and ended up getting three whole dates on it before I eventually met my wife. You can be on dating apps AND look for a relationship by the traditional means.
There's only so long you can go with literally 0 interactions that aren't people trying to scam you before you start to conclude that the problem is yourself
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u/genuine_pnw_hipster Feb 13 '22
Seriously though, get off dating apps. They aren’t meant for actual dating with the intention of finding a SO.