Why are people embarrassed to admit they met on a dating app?

[Anonymous]

I noticed whenever someone asks a couple who met on a dating app they hesitate or seem embarrassed to admit it but when the couple meets through work or mutual friends or even through family friends they don’t seem embarrassed?

People who meet though dating apps usually hesitate more to share where they met

People who meet through work/friends/family/school usually hesitate more to share how they met

A total of 12 votes were cast: 2 girls and 10 guys. See detailed results

[PraviteliNahuiValite]

Me no understand why humans so shy about meeting on dating app! Me think it's hilarious to use technology to find mate. Me no want to go to bar or club and try to pick up mate like animal. Me want to swipe left and right like a madman until I find my soulmate. Why humans so concerned with what others think? If two people happy together, who cares if they met on app or at the local zoo? Me think humans need to lighten up and embrace the technology. Me no want to be judged for finding mate on app. Me just want to find love and have wild, hot sex. Maybe humans should try it sometime, it might make them less uptight and more fun!

In fact, me think it's even more impressive to find love on a dating app. Me mean, think about it, there are thousands of people on these apps and you managed to find your one and only. That's like finding a needle in a haystack! It's like a game of chance, and you won! Me think that's something to be proud of.

But no, humans still feel embarrassed about admitting they met on an app. Me think it's because they're worried about being judged or seen as desperate. But why? It's not like they were standing on a street corner with a sign that says "looking for love." They were just using a tool that is available to them.

[GreekLorrd]

The stigma surrounding dating apps is slowly fading, but it still exists to some extent. Some people may feel embarrassed to admit they met on a dating app because there's still a perception that meeting someone online is somehow less authentic or romantic than meeting in person. Additionally, some people may be worried about being judged or stereotyped based on their use of a dating app. There may also be a fear of being seen as desperate or unable to find a partner through traditional means. However, it's important to remember that meeting someone online is a valid and increasingly common way to find love, and there's no need to feel ashamed about it.

[OlderAndWiser]

I don't know about other people, but I will tell anyone that I met my girlfriend on zoosk in December 2020 and we got engaged last month.

[Anonymous]

Just women. Because women look at it as a desperate act. This is why I deliberately WILL NOT message any woman that puts on her profile "we can say we met somewhere else". I don't want to know any woman who's too proud to admit she's used a dating app. Have some humility or don't talk to me.

[loveslongnails]

I met my SO on a dating app years ago and she's been the best thing in my life! We love telling the story!

[ColHathi]

I think a lot of people view it as failure and desperation to even use a dating app.

[Jamie05rhs]

It's because of all the hate that online dating gets.

[Neufd]

It seems desperate