r/OnlineDatingReviews

So I’ve been back in the dating scene for a bit after a long break, and man... it’s rough out there. Tried the big apps first, but it felt like a second job just trying to find a real person who actually wanted to hold a conversation

I’ve been on Sequel for a few weeks now. First things first: it’s slow. If you’re used to Tinder where you’re swiping 50 times a minute, this is going to feel like a ghost town. But for me, that’s actually a plus

The people I’ve matched with actually seem real. No crypto scammers (yet), and the profiles don't look like they were made by an AI or a 20-year-old intern. It’s not perfect- there aren’t a ton of people on there depending on where you live... but the conversations I have had didn't die after two messages.

Just wanted to put this out there for anyone else in their 50s who’s fed up with the usual junk. Is anyone else seeing this, or am I just getting lucky with the algorithm?

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I've noticed lately that Facebook dating is substituting fake profile in place of real ones. I get matched with someone I never swiped right on. It seems to me that I swiped right on profiles that I like, some obviously fake, and then I get a notification that I have a match and it's a profile that I've never seen before or one that I would never have swiped right on. It's like Facebook dating is giving that person (usually someone less attractive), who swiped right on my profile, some assistance in matching, since I would never swipe right on their profile, by using a fake and more attractive profile in place of theirs and then revealing their real profile to me when we match. Anyone else seeing this?