(2023-08-02) Tired Of Dating Apps Some Turn To Google Docs

Tired of Dating Apps (dating market), Some Turn to Google Docs. Writers of so-called Date-Me Docs, which can read like 1,000-word versions of the personal ads of yore, hope for a more meaningful connection than a swipe might allow.

“There is something kinda dorky about ‘date-me docs’ that reminds me of the early days of the internet,” Ms. Li said

Since she wrote her profile in October, Ms. Li said, she has gone on about 15 first dates with men who reached out after reading it.

The top dating apps saw a slump in user growth last year, according to a Morgan Stanley report.

One database compiled by a “date-me doc” creator included more than 100 “date-me docs”

About half of people who have used dating apps have had positive experiences, according to the Pew survey

“Date-me docs” are not for everyone, said Steve Krouse, 29, who created a centralized database of “date-me docs” last year after seeing them posted on different websites. “You have to be part of a weird internet, open-source culture,” he said