Things I learned after my first foray into dating apps over the past week:

1. Many people post pictures with their kids' faces in full view. I probably don't have to tell this community how dangerous that is.

2. I don't understand the use of heavy AI filtering on selfies. Many look like aliens with 10 inch high foreheads. Don't you plan to meet people in person? Will they recognize you?

3. There seems to be a high prevalence of septum piercings for women in their late 20s to early 30s.

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4. Many people seem to forget that the photos they are posting are public. I've seen plenty of things that don't violate the app's ToS but would sure get a closer inspection from an HR department.

5. You can't do much of anything with the free versions of these apps. By design.

6. Spammers and bots seem to like me so far. Real people? That remains to be seen.

@voltronic I hear ALLA that. Truth. Here to say: YAY YOU for stepping into the river.

@LaurelGreen
Thanks. I resisted it for a long time, but it seems this is the only way to meet single people nowadays.