Does anyone else notice that there seems to be less average people online dating?

In my every day life I would say most of the people I come across are somewhat average looking, average in appearance and build, but online dating it feels like there are two camps - the athletes with perfect teeth that look like models, and the people who don’t seem to really put much effort at all into their health or appearance.

I’m a very average looking middle aged woman - I’m healthy, work out a little sometimes, and have a healthy bmi, but I certainly drink a soda once in a while and eat cookies. I wouldn’t consider myself “fit” looking. My face is cute I guess and I put effort into grooming and trying to dress as nice as I can, but I’m poor so that means no Botox or anything like that and I look very “middle class single mom”.

I would love to find someone I feel comfortable with, someone average like me. I feel like there are very few average looking people on the apps though…. It’s like one extreme or the other.

(This might also be my location, not sure? Small town)

Posted Dec 1, 2025, 3:03 AM UTC

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