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09-19-2016, 04:10 PM
Sick of Tinder? Try some pickier alternatives
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Swipe left, swipe right. We're all familiar with the Tinder-style selection for potential mates, but that's also led to dating apps gaining a bit of a reputation for hook-ups, rather than providing a chance at a long-term relationship.
But don't write online dating off just yet. If dipping a toe in the huge pool of lonely hearts out there sounds intimidating, there are a crop of apps offering to do the tough curation for you.
SEE ALSO: Artist illustrates the weird, goofy and gross pickup lines she gets online (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/ok-cucumber-tinder-art-project/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Here are two apps that are geared toward straight people.
Coffee Meets Bagel, from Korean-American sisters Dawoon, Arum and Soo Kang, used to only send a match a day, based on the concept of just skimming the best from the top. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/stop-chatting-to-find-love/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Swipe left, swipe right. We're all familiar with the Tinder-style selection for potential mates, but that's also led to dating apps gaining a bit of a reputation for hook-ups, rather than providing a chance at a long-term relationship.
But don't write online dating off just yet. If dipping a toe in the huge pool of lonely hearts out there sounds intimidating, there are a crop of apps offering to do the tough curation for you.
SEE ALSO: Artist illustrates the weird, goofy and gross pickup lines she gets online (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/ok-cucumber-tinder-art-project/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Here are two apps that are geared toward straight people.
Coffee Meets Bagel, from Korean-American sisters Dawoon, Arum and Soo Kang, used to only send a match a day, based on the concept of just skimming the best from the top. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/stop-chatting-to-find-love/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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