Am I doing something wrong?

So I'm (24m) new to the whole dating thing, I downloaded okcupid a little more then a week ago and I've messaged a couple women and I haven't even gotten a response from any of them so far.

Now I wouldn't say I'm unnatractive but I'm an average looking gamer so I've tried using gaming as an icebreaker since the women I messaged also have that as an interest.

My question is: am I going about this the wrong way or am I just being impatient and need pull back on my expectations?

Posted Jul 10, 2020, 11:45 AM UTC

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DJ_Cat_Dad•

I would pull back your expectations. Dating apps for men are tough! There are a lot of factors against you. You're likely 1 out of 10 to 100 messages. The male/female ratio is awful. Apps will keep inactive profiles to boost their member numbers. You may just have messaged a few people that don't like your photos.

I remember doing the online dating game and being on several apps cause the place strategy has no consequence, why not? Only increases matches. I'd say 2 or 3, maayybbe 4 out of 10 matches even lead to conversation let alone dating and I'm like a B+ on the looks front. The one rule about online dating is you can't appriase your value off a software system created to obtain users, not help people date, and women floaded with options basing their entire choice off the few photos and bio. You're worth much more mate, don't blame them or yourself for an app not demonstrating it. It takes time, luck and a lot more bs than a few sent messages.

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GeneralClumsyOP•

Ah I see, thanks!

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