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Why dating apps can actually work for men in 2025?

Trey Hamilton
11 min readJan 1, 2025

TL DR: Yes! They fucking can!

A locked door is only locked if you stop turning the handle.

I’ll show you how.

The easiest thing that came to mind is refuting the reasons why people say they can’t work. Think of it as me dispelling myths! But first, I want to give you the raw, hard truth about online dating.

If you don’t like it. Run away! Cause you ain’t ready, my guy. Look, man, a lion doesn’t hunt without hunger; if you’re not prepared, retreat until you are.

But…

If you can handle the bad and feel like you’re one of the brave souls who can make it work. Let’s fucking GO!

I’ll start with the basic and, at this point, cliched facts you most likely know by now.

  • There is dating inequality.
  • Studies show dating apps are now the number one way couples meet
  • The top 10% of men get 58% of the likes. Meanwhile, for the bottom 50% of men, they get just 4.3%.
  • Such a large amount of “normies” are left on the online dating shelf.
  • 100 matches don’t always translate to 100 good connections or even dates.
  • An Italian study actually assessed people on dating apps and

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Trey Hamilton
Trey Hamilton

Written by Trey Hamilton

Author - The First Date Fix - Dating Coach - Content Creator -Dog Dad | follow me for some ramblings of a millennial who has dated. A LOT! TheFirstDateFix.Com

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