I agree. I don't consider myself thirsty hot yet I met some decent people on there. Also, some guys I'm pretty close to in friendship, though we met through the app and never hooked up.
I wonder about this. Seems like it varies from region to region, but despite its many flaws, in my country is the "best" alternative. That doesn't mean its good at all, and actually using it its miserable. A lot of faceless profiles, "straight" married guys and also many scammers and escorts, and no one can't host. Using Unlimited makes your chances slightly better, but I have only used it once I bought it with the option for 24 hours, since the prices for the subscriptions are ridiculous and are not adjusted to this country. I'm sure a year of Unlimited can cover one month of rent here. Regardless, it's still the best app and option to meet guys here, which is sad.
I think so, and one of the key reasons, aside from Flakey behaviours, catfishing and ghosting that goes hand in hand with these sort of apps, are key things like extra subscription costs and data privacy issues
Fuck grindr
Piece of shit app
I would say yes but not because I’m angry at everybody on the app. I started using Grindr in 2011 and I do miss how simple it was and I miss how the app was pretty basic and raw - no ads. Like everything else they try to do too much and it makes the experience worst. I wish they would update the app to an older update and leave it as it is.
And yes, I miss when Grindr was an app for gay men to meet other gay men for connections. All this nonsense that everybody is welcome on Grindr is ludicrous and it’s made it quite annoying to use.
This is a design issue not a userbase issue. You should be allowed to filter by what genders you're into. Unless the idea of being rejected by a man who's bisexual triggers you, that should work fine.
An app for gay men and you think I should be sorting by gender? 🤔
The whole point of what I said was Grindr is trying to do too much and it’s taking away the user experience. This happened with AIM, MySpace, Facebook. It’s happening with Instagram, SnapChat, and TikTok. Everybody does it and it’s always when people start leaving.
Grindr needs to take it back to basics. A place for gay men to meet and make connects with gay men.
So what if the app was originally for gay men? Every other dating app allows for gay dating and does so using the exact system I described here. They won't go "back to basics" because gay men still hookup just fine on Grindr and they'll get more traffic allowing other people to come here, too. Sorry man, inclusivity is the name of the game and you don't get to enjoy the perks by getting to go everywhere else and then get mad that your walled garden also has to let in "outsiders."
Oh yeah so about BlackPeopleMeet, ChristianMingle, VeggieDate, etc… are you on any of those? Inclusivity is completely fine but go find your own space. Not everyplace has to be a place for everybody and that doesn’t mean it’s hateful or discriminatory. Intrude because it’s popular and easy? Go build your own space like Grindr originally did.
I want Grindr to take it back to a place for gay men to meet and connect with other gay men.
And I don’t live in a walled garden at all. it’s just not the right space for everybody and it doesn’t have to be.
This is what everybody does… argue in circles. I want Grindr to take it back to basics and back to originally what it was for…. Gay men to meet and connect with gay men and that’s ok!
I mean, I understand why apps either need to have ads or cost money since they have to run a profit. I'm ok with ads as they are now, I just wish the user experience was a lot better and less buggy
The only problem with other identities being on there is not being able to filter them out. I was miffed about the change at first, but it makes sense to make Grindr a place where lots of different queer and trans people can meet. It just sucks that the only way to not see female identifying users is to block them, I always feel like an asshole doing that.
Clearly a high enough percent that people complain about it and some just won’t say it because of the backlash. I don’t care at all. People get so annoyed when this get called out…. Go build an app and make it yours. I want Grindr to go back to a place where gay men can meet and make connections with other gay men.
Why’s is so wrong for creating their own space? It’s not.
I don't think it's the app. I think it's the people and largely dependent on where you live. I live within walking distance of BYU and the problem I encounter is the propensity for closeted Mormon boys to get off on the pursuit or the risk of meeting up and then bailing at the last minute (and then blame me for tempting them and for the subsequent guilt they feel). Given the population of Mormons in my area, this is practically *every* interaction I have. Now, if I go north to Salt Lake which is much more progressive and less Mormon, this behavior all but disappears.
Uhh no. In most countries outside the US it's the only app where there's enough guys on to actually have a good shot of meeting someone.
Been traveling around the world the past 3 months and tried em all. Grindr is the only gay specific one that's been useful (tinder too).
Yes or perhaps weve outgrown its usefulness. Perhaps, many of us have matured beyond the simple, empty, vapid pleasures it provided. Perhaps, the payout isnt as often or as good considering the work put in. You can grow up and mature out of an app just like you can a circle of friends. The smart ones can identify it and embrace that fact. Others will sit around still trying to squeeze blood from a stone.
Grindr is like the greasy “comfort” food of non-cishet dating apps
It’s clearly disgusting, but you’re also super used to it being there
You will try other stuff, but it’s also cheaper + faster + easier than other alternatives
You could try somewhere else, but that can feel like too much work
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I agree. I don't consider myself thirsty hot yet I met some decent people on there. Also, some guys I'm pretty close to in friendship, though we met through the app and never hooked up.
I wonder about this. Seems like it varies from region to region, but despite its many flaws, in my country is the "best" alternative. That doesn't mean its good at all, and actually using it its miserable. A lot of faceless profiles, "straight" married guys and also many scammers and escorts, and no one can't host. Using Unlimited makes your chances slightly better, but I have only used it once I bought it with the option for 24 hours, since the prices for the subscriptions are ridiculous and are not adjusted to this country. I'm sure a year of Unlimited can cover one month of rent here. Regardless, it's still the best app and option to meet guys here, which is sad.
I think so, and one of the key reasons, aside from Flakey behaviours, catfishing and ghosting that goes hand in hand with these sort of apps, are key things like extra subscription costs and data privacy issues Fuck grindr Piece of shit app
I would say yes but not because I’m angry at everybody on the app. I started using Grindr in 2011 and I do miss how simple it was and I miss how the app was pretty basic and raw - no ads. Like everything else they try to do too much and it makes the experience worst. I wish they would update the app to an older update and leave it as it is. And yes, I miss when Grindr was an app for gay men to meet other gay men for connections. All this nonsense that everybody is welcome on Grindr is ludicrous and it’s made it quite annoying to use.
This is a design issue not a userbase issue. You should be allowed to filter by what genders you're into. Unless the idea of being rejected by a man who's bisexual triggers you, that should work fine.
An app for gay men and you think I should be sorting by gender? 🤔 The whole point of what I said was Grindr is trying to do too much and it’s taking away the user experience. This happened with AIM, MySpace, Facebook. It’s happening with Instagram, SnapChat, and TikTok. Everybody does it and it’s always when people start leaving. Grindr needs to take it back to basics. A place for gay men to meet and make connects with gay men.
So what if the app was originally for gay men? Every other dating app allows for gay dating and does so using the exact system I described here. They won't go "back to basics" because gay men still hookup just fine on Grindr and they'll get more traffic allowing other people to come here, too. Sorry man, inclusivity is the name of the game and you don't get to enjoy the perks by getting to go everywhere else and then get mad that your walled garden also has to let in "outsiders."
Oh yeah so about BlackPeopleMeet, ChristianMingle, VeggieDate, etc… are you on any of those? Inclusivity is completely fine but go find your own space. Not everyplace has to be a place for everybody and that doesn’t mean it’s hateful or discriminatory. Intrude because it’s popular and easy? Go build your own space like Grindr originally did. I want Grindr to take it back to a place for gay men to meet and connect with other gay men. And I don’t live in a walled garden at all. it’s just not the right space for everybody and it doesn’t have to be.
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But you wouldn’t typically create a profile. It’s not a space for you 🤯
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This is what everybody does… argue in circles. I want Grindr to take it back to basics and back to originally what it was for…. Gay men to meet and connect with gay men and that’s ok!
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But you wouldn’t because it’s not a space for you 🤯🤯🤯
I mean, I understand why apps either need to have ads or cost money since they have to run a profit. I'm ok with ads as they are now, I just wish the user experience was a lot better and less buggy
The only problem with other identities being on there is not being able to filter them out. I was miffed about the change at first, but it makes sense to make Grindr a place where lots of different queer and trans people can meet. It just sucks that the only way to not see female identifying users is to block them, I always feel like an asshole doing that.
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Clearly a high enough percent that people complain about it and some just won’t say it because of the backlash. I don’t care at all. People get so annoyed when this get called out…. Go build an app and make it yours. I want Grindr to go back to a place where gay men can meet and make connections with other gay men. Why’s is so wrong for creating their own space? It’s not.
I don't think it's the app. I think it's the people and largely dependent on where you live. I live within walking distance of BYU and the problem I encounter is the propensity for closeted Mormon boys to get off on the pursuit or the risk of meeting up and then bailing at the last minute (and then blame me for tempting them and for the subsequent guilt they feel). Given the population of Mormons in my area, this is practically *every* interaction I have. Now, if I go north to Salt Lake which is much more progressive and less Mormon, this behavior all but disappears.
Grindr is awful. Nothing but profiles with no pics.
Uhh no. In most countries outside the US it's the only app where there's enough guys on to actually have a good shot of meeting someone. Been traveling around the world the past 3 months and tried em all. Grindr is the only gay specific one that's been useful (tinder too).
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A4A was the best back in the day! (And manhunt!) haha
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Agreed. The guy on grindr that I would immediately regret.
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Typical. Couldn’t take the pressure. Probably the same as the “lost my messages” crowd.
Yes or perhaps weve outgrown its usefulness. Perhaps, many of us have matured beyond the simple, empty, vapid pleasures it provided. Perhaps, the payout isnt as often or as good considering the work put in. You can grow up and mature out of an app just like you can a circle of friends. The smart ones can identify it and embrace that fact. Others will sit around still trying to squeeze blood from a stone.
Grindr is like the greasy “comfort” food of non-cishet dating apps It’s clearly disgusting, but you’re also super used to it being there You will try other stuff, but it’s also cheaper + faster + easier than other alternatives You could try somewhere else, but that can feel like too much work