Should I Spend Money on a Dating App?
A bit of background, I've never been fond of dating apps, and I know I'm not alone here, but I do have accounts across several platforms that I engage in from time to time. Generally, I do not pay a cent. But based on some good reviews and a couple recommendations, I signed up on one I haven't heard of, OKCupid. I usually get maybe 1 or 2 matches every couple months, which is fine and makes sense given I don't engage often and I have based my profile on who I am and what I prefer instead pictures of myself trying to look sexy. I also have some challenges with my neurological disorder, which I am very clear about on my profiles. This, listing "Demisexual," and just the way I set up my profiles in general, really help to filter out the high-libido sexy idiots.
I am actually highly impressed with how extensively the profile system is set up. You can answer what looks like a technically unrestricted number of prompts, and the character limit on all of them is 5000. But what I most like is that you can answer hundreds of questions to filter out values and things you might have in common with other people on the app.
So onto the situation. Within the first day of installing OKCupid and setting up my profile to my satisfaction, I received more than 20 likes/views (I guess apparently it keeps track of the people that looked at your profile but didn't say no) and the number has only grown since. This is as opposed to maybe seeing a couple likes in a week and finding none are a good match a month later. With as little time I spend swiping, I've been wondering if paying for premium so I can view these people and potentially match would be at all worth it.
If anyone has any experience with the app and the community, any advice is appreciated. I don't want to waste my money if it turns out everyone on the app is just horny.