Feeld throughout the years
You know how those family member you only see every couple of years seem to age super fast.While people you see often don't. Like a frog doesn't notice if you slowly boil the water. For me Feeld changes in the same way. The only thing that is constant is the buggy app.
In 2015 this app was a ghost town in the Netherlands. Especially outside of Amsterdam. Almost nobody showed their face. And somehow I managed to find a date with a woman 12 years older that lived 300 meters away from me. No other dates. There was no one.
One relationship and 2 years later. 2017-2018. This was the freakiest era for me. Still few faces on the app, slightly more people, but a lot of people from the BDSM and kink scene. Early adopters.
Another relationship later. 2020-2022 Corona. Way way more people, mostly open profiles. This for me was the most prolific hookup era. I'd meet at someone's house and 5 minutes later we'd be in bed. Some dates felt a bit transactional, but I also made friends and contacts in this time that I still see today. More regular people too, but enough people on the app that it wasn't too noticeable.
3 relationships later now. Where is everybody? I have always had majestic and would sort for subs and this is the first time I ran out of people in Amsterdam. Within a week! I see many faces I also see on Bumble. Matches of the few I have exchange one sentence and then don't respond. Is it because I have passed 30 in the meantime? The demographic on the app has certainly changed, but has culture in general maybe also changed?
Just some thoughts. I miss Feeld from a few years back:'(