DuckHairback wrote:
Call me cynical, but if you think about the business model of a dating app or website, there's absolutely no incentive for them to match people up with suitable long-term partners.
Much more profitable to send them on dates with people who aren't that compatible so they keep coming back to the app/website for more dates.
I'm sure people have found partners through dating sites but I doubt it's by design.
Years ago on OK Cupid I rarely got matches above 80% (out of 100%). Then one day I got a 94% match. Great match. I should be married to her, but apparently I'm even bad at relationships with other ND people.
OKC has subsequently altered their algorithm and would give me a lot more "good matches" that didn't even warrant a message.
I've tried eHarmony, once supposedly very quality over quantity, but they've diluted their product and weakened their algorithm. For every "good" match that has some promise, probably two others are "why was I matched with this person?" Instead of 0-100% match they now give a score of 60-120. At least they're accurate that I have match scores of 100+ out of 120 anywhere in the country.