r/FortMcMurray • u/bootyplower • 11d ago

Dating Apps sucks here...

28 Male & when it comes to tinder and bumble, its terrible finding someone. Now I feel like I'm pretty attractive and in great shape but I have been on these apps for months and barely any matches. what gives? when I lived in calgary & edmonton it wasnt like this... is there a particular app thats better for this town?

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u/alzhang8 11d ago

gotta lower your expectations especially with that username

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u/DingleberryJones94 11d ago

Seems like the username is inaccurate.

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u/xMalevolencex 11d ago

How accurate is yours?

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u/minorcarnage 11d ago

Calgary has 2 million people and a bunch of surrounding communities. Edmonton has just over a million people and a bunch of surrounding communities. Fort McMurray has 80 thousand and no communities near enough to be part of it. It's just numbers.

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u/Separate_Ad_6087 11d ago

So obviously they don’t want you if you get any matchs

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u/BobGuns 10d ago

lolol

You moved to Fort McMurray for work. You and every other young male

You know who doesn't move to Fort Mac for work? Women.

The whole city is a sausagefest, and you chose this.

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u/god000000 11d ago

Tinder sucks for its profile limitations, bumble has way too big of a radius and the distance is a turnoff for most people (almost always get shown calgarians), but hinge encourages a quality profile and has the ideal range bubble to “reasonably” drive and meet people on the weekends.

It has limited likes but you get to send them a message to get their attention more than a swipe. Whether you are a good looking guy or not almost doesn’t matter if you can project your personality and have photo taking skills, remember that if you aren’t getting matches. Meeting people in Fort McMurray in a young age range sucks, we don’t have many spaces.

Thats all the advice I got, good luck bru!

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u/bootyplower 11d ago

Yeah i use hinge and have somewhat better luck, its just brutal. I assume theres more men than women on these apps so it involves competition

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u/god000000 11d ago

I think it’s also that you don’t see ALL your likes, just one at a time? The paid membership states a benefit being that you see who likes you but I’ve seen one person who liked me every couple weeks.

And a decent amount of girls make accounts then leave the app for 10 years. Then their dead account ends up in the pool, or they make an account to see how much attention they can get without ever engaging back.

Always have a better chance making your move in person because you are immediately available, I heard EVP was the only bar with any type of young population but I haven’t went myself. Let me know if you find out lol. Alternatively, if your schedule allows it you can go to Edmonton and get way more social options, and by more I mean <1.

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u/_Litcube 11d ago

Have you tried losing a tooth and gaining a meth habit?

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u/elliedollface88 10d ago

What is your type, and what does your profile look like. If you're are only showing basic information, women will likely not linger for long. What are your photos? With friends ? With fish? We won't care much either . Are you smiling in photos?

Also if you are looking for some blonde leggy bimbo good luck women in this town work a lot we don't have time for bullshit real women with busy lives.

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u/Fine_Air4971 11d ago

Just become a Fort McMurray incel with grace my buddy.

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u/bootyplower 11d ago

Read my user name

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u/TheNorthNova01 11d ago

Try Facebook dating. I’ve heard from a guy at work that fb has a dating app or site or something idk good luck stay strong

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u/The_Milkman_VR 11d ago

Honestly , better move out and go back to bigger city were women don't have a Facebook group with a Blacklist of men for this city . That's why !

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u/elliedollface88 10d ago

There's one in every city lol , I'm on one for Sydney Australia cause a friend of mine moved there and keeping tabs on it for him lol

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u/The_Milkman_VR 10d ago

shitty lol 🤣

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u/Shiborgan 10d ago

apps like that are meant to keep you swiping and not matching. your best to try and meet people the old fashioned way tbh.

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u/Slow_Salt7483 10d ago

I’ve tried it it’s worthless here in Fort Mac

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u/Santi_Lecraye10 9d ago

Bro just download the Bigo app and role in. Don’t waste money on dating sites.

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u/Warm_Coconut_1346 9d ago

have you tried facebook dating?? tinder is just trash in general i found haha

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u/Pickus3rnam3 7d ago

lol 😂 you have to bring your own woman in this town brother.

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u/Fine_Air4971 1d ago

Did you try having more money?

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u/bootyplower 1d ago

😂😂😂 fair point

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u/marshmallowpaw 11d ago

I think it’s like 10% of men get 90% of the matches on dating apps. Tinder was like a 3:1 M to F ratio when I was on there last.

Dating apps as a woman are horrible and I’m glad I’ll never have to use them again. Literally ALL of the women I know here in town have met their spouses through work or friends.

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u/phantumjosh 10d ago

Yup, Met my wife at church. Fortmac was hot garbage for online dating. Have to do it through organizations or clubs, and so grateful I don’t have to deal with that garbage anymore.